I have a thickening of my Ackilies tendon. After several things were tried in my right foot I had three "craving" down operations they have up as there was too much scare tissue to do more
Now the left leg has begin to do the same thing. This ;pain block".is the first thing they have tried. I had an anesthetic injection followed immediately by this pain block injection which was put in and moved around for around 5 minutes before being taken out. It was done in an ultrasound suite so the doctor… read more

My pain doc wants me to try a nerve block on my back. I'm willing to try anything at this point. If you've had it done, is it painful? Does it hurt? I have DDD, stenosis,and L-4 and L-5 are herniated. Any feedback is greatly appreciated!

Hello, I have crps on my left, several cva 's on my right. Today the doctor wants to give me en nerve block. Does anybody know how much pain that is? And does it help? Hallo, ik heb crps links en verschillende cva 's re hts. Vandaag wil de arts een zenuwblokkade geven. Doet dat veel pijn? En helpt het?

I am on the waitlist for cervical spine Radiofrequency Neurotomy. I had a C4-C5 cervical spine surgery with iliac bone fusion in Sept 2019. It did not resolve the pain, it worsened the pain and further decreased range of motion. I also had a fusion at L4-L5 in 2002, and lumbo-sacral tarlov cysts removed in 2021 (since grew back). I have advanced OA (cervical spine greatly affected), tarlov cysts, and Myofascial Syndrome. For those that had the procedure done, what was your experience and… read more

Just wondering if anyone has had a nerve block and did it work?

I have Meralgia Parastheica and getting flares on a weekly basis which I am finding hard to cope with. I plan on approaching my GP about it and will not take no for an answer.

I keep seeing on the internet and keep hearing about CBD and how it helps relieve pain, or so they say. I would like to know if anyone has gotten relief from them. Also any other over the counter migraine or vitamin that may have helped someone. I really need to find something that works. Thank you.

Web forums and medical articles on this relatively recently defined headache syndrome are filled with stories of headache that was triggered, usually by an infection. Most know the exact date it started, and most just had EBV (mono), or were later diagnosed with Lyme. I have both, but they're not new. There has never been any research on it. There is no proven effective treatment, since the mechanism is unknown.I believe that it is inflammation from an overactive immune response. Occassionally… read more