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Originally Posted by HIPO
Yes that sounds right mate! I'll be going fully anesthetized if it comes to that!
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Also called Radiofrequency neurotomy.
I had it done, as mentioned earlier in the thread. They do put you under but not full general anaesthetic. Just the twilight version.
Took a couple of months for things to improve and now I'm a lot better. In general day to day life I rarely think about my back any more. I have periods where it flares up again but mostly it's ok. It still gives me grief when I do physical activity like gardening, washing cars, riding etc but the threshold has been raised. I can do more before it plays up.
The pain specialist I saw was a Dr Kang at Calvary in the city.