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Message started by rascleo on Mar 27th, 2011 at 7:49am

Title: Ablation
Post by rascleo on Mar 27th, 2011 at 7:49am
My Neurologists are talking about an ablation to my Trigeminal nerve. Since this would be a permanent outcome, losing the sensation on the rt. side of my face. I'm wondering if they can do a Trigeminal nerve block first to see if in fact it would work. I've already had an Occipital nerve block as well as a Gaserian Ganglion nerve block, neither which have worked. Now I'm in a 3 part Botox treatment cycle, which hasn't had any positive res
ults as of yet :-(

Title: Re: Ablation
Post by E-Double on Mar 27th, 2011 at 11:35am
RUN!!

Seriously though, there are several here who have had their trigeminal nerve severed on the cluster side only to have it return on the other side.

they were then left with paralysis on the original side and still had clusters.

There are plenty of ways to deal much better...I'm going to further respond on your other post

Title: Re: Ablation
Post by Granny Arizona on Mar 28th, 2011 at 10:33pm
Hi... My doctors (Arizona Pain Specialists) are doing radio frequency ablation.  They don't sever the nerve.  They use the low frequency radio waves to "burn" the nerve endings.  I am having this done now.  In some ways, it is like they are going through the house turning off all the lights.  First the pain in my cheek and teeth was eliminated.  The next treatments (using other branches of that nerve) they got the pain in my eye and temple area.  All that remains is the referred pain that runs behind my ear to my neck.  I would look into this and see if they have it in your area of the country. 

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