Questions About TNA

[SchnauzerLover]

I'm now into my second week of living with TNA.  I was diagnosed by a clinic doctor who works with my own family doctor.  He gave me some shots and sent me home.  The shots did help for a day and a half...then I began using my own medications that do seem to work at relieving the pain a few hours after onset.  Since I have read some information on this and I am relatively new to dealing with this I need some answers that I have not yet read the answers to.  Question 1 - Does this pain ever go away on its own without medication?  Question 2- It seems as if I have read over and over again people continuing to suffer with this condition.  If there are surgical procedures that can help why are these people not getting the surgical treatments?  I did read in some cases the TNA can return.  Is there a limit to how many surgical treatments a person can have?  Question 3 - How long must a person suffer this pain before the can have the surgical procedures?

Now a little information about me.  I do have a family doctor I do trust to get me the right help available.  I am a middle aged female who has had vascular disease (PAD).  I've had several vascular surgeries.  My last surgery 5 mos ago I have been dealing with staph infection in an incision ever since.  I've wondered if there is a relationship between the two.  

I have taken Lyrica and Cymbalta but for other problems associated with fibromyalgia.

I hope someone can answer these questions for me.


This discussion is related to 12 years after microvascular decompression.

[JoKerse]

Try looking up ENAR (electo neuro adaptive regulator)  The company "Enlightened Therapies"sells the device and is based in Sydney however there are therapists all over Australia. I run a pain therapy clinic on the Sunshine Coast and in the past decade have treated similar problems a multitude of times. You would expect pain relief immediatly following your first treatment but may need several follow up treatments to correct the brain/nerve response depending on the level of damage to the nerves involved.