PM doctor wants to do what to my nerves?

Saw the PM today and he wants to cauterize my nerves. Reeeeeeeally? He wants to start with my left shoulder blade and move to the other side and then do other areas. I''m not too sure how I feel about this. Part of me says "Hooray! No more nerve pain!" and the other part says "Umm what if I *need* to feel that area of my body?"

Hubby says no way should I do it. LOL His former PM told him it's very risky and also very permanent (obviously!)

Anyone have experience to share on this?

My pain doc told me he could do this to my nerves from my spine that go to my ribs, but it's a surgical procedure, done in the hospital. There's a 10% (maybe it was higher) of getting a lung collapse, not necessarily from the procedure, but spontaneously even several days afterward. It can also make the pain much worse, and there's no cure for that!

Last week I tested a neuralstimulator, that has two leads inserted stratigically into the spine that sends a gentle current into the painful area. For me it is the lower back and leg neuropathy. It felt like my leg was laying on a massage pad. Shortly, I will have it permanently istalled by my pain doctor so I can use therapy pool and live as normally as possible. The temporary installation aggrevated fibro in spine for first couple days, but when that quit flaring, everything felt pretty good. They can always be turned off or even removed. My brother in law has one and does not like it as he gets a "jolt" now and then, but I have talked to other people who are satisfied with the results. Everyone is different and your shoulder is different than a leg, but I wo ld at least check that option before getting nerves cauterized.

Ask in the chronic pain forum.  You will get more responses.  From what I understand, there are are many problems you can have, including permanent damage to your spine.  They will know more about it there.

 

Sherrine

I would be interested to know how many of you were helped with the tens unit.

I was tried on it a couple times and it did nothing for me.

My instinct says no, but if I were you, I'd do extensive research then do a lists of pros and cons. I would hang in there & see if some other type of treatment is developed over the next 5 years or so.