@james thanks for explaining. Unfortunately I think in my case it hasn't worked. I had 3 pulsed rf so far, and they worked by next day even though I heard samething that it can take weeks. I am now...
The doctor who did the block said It will stop the nerve from conducting pain, and I will have some numbness around That area. It worked for an hour, I had almost complete relief, so I was expecting...
Im wondering if someone can tell me their experience with Alcohol blocks. I had this block in my chest area into a neuroma(painful spot in my muscles under skin) like 4 hours ago, it numbed the area...
Hello, Ive had two Pulsed radiofrequency procedures within last 3-4 weeks for a chest neuroma I got in the port/trocar site after lap surgery. I have constant pain along that nerve since then 1.5...
My pain doctor told me about this and I also read online if pain is central sensitized it causes changes in the brain, grey matter, that they can see on the fmri scan. But I dont know if it is only...
my pain is back to how it used to be. i had like 50-60% relief for a week maybe. I know I still have to wait upto a month to see if this works. If I got like half relief does that mean my problem is...
I am wondering if someone can tell me if there is any test/procedure to find if long standing (1 year) pain has caused central sensitization? I was told by my pain specialist there fmri scan but I...
The burning is gone, now its similar to previous pain in the same area but like 50-60% better, does it mean my nerve or neuroma has not completely died, and if so how long should I wait or should I...
Tbh it is better than my original pain, all my painful tenderness in that nerve area is almost totally gone, also That pain was like constant irritation I always had to rub, pinch myself to feel lil...
I tried that doesnt really help much, only if I take my pain medications it helps a bit for a while...
I had this procedure about a week ago to treat a chest neuroma of one year after a lap kidney surgery. Before that I used to get constant dull ache and irritation from my incision scar(2 inches to...
Im reading online some gene therapies that reverse chronic pain in animals, mice, even dogs, so why are they not being released for human trials? Thanks...
hi Im hoping someone can give some info on this. I am recently diagnosrd with neuroma, nerve entrapment in the scar for which I had pulse radiofrequency in the scar few hours ago. All this happened...
ok thanks, that was my only concern. I will try to post back after surgery how it went....
i tried local anestetic 8 times, my pain is more than year now, since last week or so its driving me crazy, at the moment i just wish anybody cut me open to see why i have it. im barely making...
Thanks for replying, one other thing I forgot to ask, what do you think would be better if its laparscopic or open incision? Reason I ask is if its lap and they put trocar, wouldnt they just go...
Hello, Im having surgery next week with a general surgeon. My problem is one year ago I had a lap surgery for kidney problem on my right side, ever since this surgery one year ago, Ive had constant...
Thanks. My previous surgery was for a kidney blockage, by the time of my surgery it was completely blocked, but even than I managed to live 3-4 months with that pain because I wanted to avoid...
Thanks, its hard but Im just trying to make it till surgery, that seems like only hope. I wasted one whole year with this pain, so I guess its fair to hold out for few weeks and see what happens....
Im in Toronto, I dont have date yet, but I know with this constant pain the most I can make myself wait now is like 2-3 weeks. There are 3 places I have sent my files so whoever gives me date...
well I will let you know how it goes when I get my surgery if its before you. The only thing Im worried about is if its nerve issue, then maybe the surgeons won't be able to see anything because I...
When does someone reach a point where theyre just so overwhelmed with so much pain (non cancer) but otherwise healthy that its just better to die or suicide? I waited a bit more than year with this...
hi, I had lap kidney surgery to fix a minor blockage 1 year ago, and like you, I am also totally debilitated by constant pain and only in that area. I have tried everything from pain doctors to...
I am from Toronto Canada, and I want to go to US to consult with a surgeon and have my surgery there. I have few questions regarding this if someone can answer. 1) Is there any insurance I can buy...
Hi Im from Toronto Canada , and I spoke with some general surgeons here who said they wont do surgery in absence of any findings on imaging. Another problem I have here is I can't find any...
Hi, I finally want to get surgery now since Im done trying everything else and nothing worked for this pain. I had kidney surgery one year ago, and since then I have constant pain in my right upper...
Did you figure out scar tissue after surgery or was there another more definitive way to diagnose this? My problem also goes little bit upto the chest wall. My skin picking is very painful but I...
Thanks for all the great replies, I really appreciate it. One of my family doctors did say the "hypoechoic area" mentioned on my U/S and "contrast enhancment in anterrior abominal wall of pain area"...
I know what your saying about removing all that, but what about plastic surgeons who do Abdominoplasty (Tummy Tuck), and remove extra fat, muscles, skin etc, I obviously dont have any cosmetic...
Hi, I have tried 3 pain doctors, they don't offer anything more other than only these injections, which don't work for me, so I am thinking its not much help with another doctor who would want to do...
Hey, I visited one of my pain doctors for a lidocaine injrction in my abdomen on right side for my chronic pain of 1 year duration after lap surgery. My area of where pain spreads is small and...
For my chronic pain, since I had no real family doctor looking after prescriptions, I often had to go walk ins or ER for prescription. Usually they wouldnt give, but at times when I got it was always...
I am thinking about travelling to US from Canada for my chronic abdominal wall pain after surgery. I have been searching online about major treatment centers but would like to know others personal...
Thanks for writing. I tried with 3 different doctors, multiple times, they say they numbed the area, but I dont felt any different during or after those blocks, not even temporary numbness or...
I have had about 5 nerve blocks so far called tap block, intercostal nerve block, rectus sheath, all with injections on my abdomen( my right upper quadrant) to help my chronic abdominal wall pain....
nvrthesame, Im from Toronto Canada, all the hospitals here that Ive been to are like community teaching, research, hospitals. The only problem is its just hard to get anybody to dedicate their time...
I am over 1 year with my chronic right side abdomen pain after lap kidney surgery. Although no doctor officily diagnosed me with this, but I have lately become more aware of my pain and I am starting...
Im hoping someone can give me some idea here. My pain is just constant dull ache on the right side of my abdomen, came on after my laparscopic kidney surgery almost an year ago. First 3 months it was...
Hi, well almost all the hospitals here are research, community teaching , or affiliated with some major university. And Ive been to pretty much all of them, for my surgery, then during follow up ER...
Hey not sure what you have, but I have almost the samething but on my right aide. Mine is bad enough to require constant daily narcotics and other medications. It brought on after my kidney surgery...
I had about 3 ct scans in that time, nothing ever came up on those. I feel my only option is to have someone surgically look again, but so far my two attempts with general surgeons they werent...
Im from Canada, originally from another country, I came here like an year ago to get my kidney surgery and then go back to my country. Since then my surgery fixed smaller kidney problem but left me...
Anyone else has suffered or heard of similar case/ problem? I had my laparscopic right kidney surgery, about 10 months ago for a UPJ obstruction(ureter blocked near kidney). Since then my kidney...
Hey thanks for replying and giving me some ideas for this pain. I read that article before few times already. I asked the physical therapist about trapped cutaneous nerve, and he said its not...
I have constant severe right side abdominal pain from kidney surgery that is not resolving for almost 10 months now. All the doctors I been to just say theres no explaination for my pain because all...
So its almost getting to like 9 months since my right lap kidney surgery and since the start of this pain on my right abdomen almost near the side, flank area close to where the surgeons went in to...
I am wondering if anybody knows of a procedure or nerve block, spinal or epidural that can completely numb certain section/ portion in your abdomen on one side? I know injections for skin and muscles...
Thanks Ive tried two PM doctors, did injections, lidocaine infusions, some nerve blocks to no relief. I believe the blocks were only for superficial tissues like skin muscles etc, currently Im...
Hey thanks yeah Im okay, to be honest even with the increase I felt little difference. I talked to the doctor and he said we can try to increase the dose until it was working. The only thing is even...
Ok thanks everybody, please dont worry I am still around lol. Well the thing is he made me surrender to pharmacy my previous prescribed percocet 20 pills in exhange for these patches because he didnt...