I've been suffering with a rupture to the L4-5 area and am trying a nerve block. I have had a lot of these the past two years as my whole back seems to be bad. Has anyone had the radiofrequency ablation or the Lazar treatments? Did your insurance cover these? I'm at my wit's end and do not feel that choosing more and complicated surgery is necessarily the answer. Thank you to anyone who can shed some light. I am in pain 24/7 with the pain coming from my spine and all around and down the sciatic curve with shooting pains into my top thigh front and back and soreness down from there. Thank you in advance for any comments...no comment is too small to consider. Have a good day folks and hang in there and keep your hopes up! Rose
I know they can do Out Patient lazar surgery now, People have this done and go back to work the next day, They just use the Lazar to burn off the disc budge or bone spur that is interfering with the nerve, I have seen advertisements for Laser spine surgery on this web site, Good Luck
Is the arthritis in your vertebrae or in your facet joints?
Because I have lots of arthritis in my facet joints, and there's a great treatment for that called radiofrequency ablation.
Personally, I'd visit an interventional pain medicine doctor and see what he can do for you. They can do blocks and such that really help.
Wow! I could have written that post. I have chronic back pain in my upper, mid and lower spine. The same thing has been happening to my legs. My doctor says it's related to my siatic nerve. Sometimes it hurts from my tail bone all the way dowm my legs to my ankles. The pain is unbarable at times, even with the pain meds that I'm taking. I even went to the emergency room at 2am one morning. They said it was my arthritis in my mid spine. So far, no relief for the pain. I wish I could help. I had to reply though.it sounded so familiar. Best of luck