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I was diagnosed that it's my sacroiliac nerve that has been my arch nemesis. The doctors want to do the radio frequency lesion on the nerve but I am a bit worried. Any feedback is appreciated.
I had the ablation on my back. They put lidocaine first and that helps. It was a little uncomfortable but the benefits helped so much. I did get where it felt like a sunburn in my back and down my legs. The benefits from not having pain is greater than the discomfort. When I lived in LA area I would get shots in my back and hips it hurts a lot more than the ablation. They gave me lidocaine for my ablation. Before I got the ablation the doctor gave me a trial run of lidocaine first to see if could work.
I don't have diabetes but I have had numerous radio frequencies on my lumbar nerves. It's painful. My next pain clinic doctor said not to have any more of them (I had already planned on never having one again) because it just disperses the pain.
Worrying about a new procedure is completely understandable — especially when it involves a nerve that's been causing so much trouble! Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) for sacroiliac (SI) joint pain is a well-known procedure used when other treatments haven't provided enough relief.
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