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Title: I got my facet block yesterday
Post by Bob Greenwood on Aug 4^th, 2009 at 7:30am

I had my facet block done yesterday. It ABSOLUTELY SUCKED, but I'm hoping I will NEVER get another CH, but I'll have to wait to see because my cycle seems to have ended as of a week ago. He lesioned the nerves by shocking the nerve with an electrical charge going through the needles and burning them.
The part that was the worst was when he drove the top needle through the lump, or glfball sized not I have had since my cycle started. Today I'm stiff and it does hurt but hopefully it will all be worth it.
As you can see, the needles weren't very small :-/

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Title: Re: I got my facet block yesterday
Post by Lefty on Aug 5^th, 2009 at 6:40am

Bob, I hope it yields positive results for you...

Lefty..

Title: Re: I got my facet block yesterday
Post by MattyAA on Aug 5^th, 2009 at 9:03am

Do inform us how it is working for you!

- Matty from Poland.

Title: Re: I got my facet block yesterday
Post by Bob Greenwood on Aug 5^th, 2009 at 11:47am

MattyAA wrote on Aug 5^th, 2009 at 9:03am:

Do inform us how it is working for you!

- Matty from Poland.

I figured with the way he put the needles in it would trigger more attacks, especially the top needle. He went right through the lump I get when I have a CH. That was the worst. But I haven't had any attacks yet.
It does still hurt and I'm pretty stiff but it's nothing like it was the day I had it done.

Title: Re: I got my facet block yesterday
Post by Bob Greenwood on Aug 10^th, 2009 at 6:37am

Update

I haven't had any headaches sense the nerve block, but the pain from it sucks. The nerves are dying and sending some strange signals from the base of my head all the way down my arm and my neck is hurting. The doc says it will be like this for 3 weeks, O BOY!!! :D

Title: Re: I got my facet block yesterday
Post by bejeeber on Aug 20^th, 2009 at 7:05pm

bejeeber wrote on Aug 20^th, 2009 at 7:02pm:

[quote author=604D407D650C220 link=1249385407/4#4 date=1249900642] Update

I haven't had any headaches sense the nerve block, but the pain from it sucks. ....

Dang. Well hopefully you can take the "at least this pain isn't right behind my frikkin' eyeball!" type of solace.

That's what I try to remember to say to myself when suffering from some other sort of condition.

Here's hoping you're pain free after those 3 weeks are up!