Guest guest Posted April 30, 2011 Report Share Posted April 30, 2011 I had it done twice on my head a few years ago. I tell everyone I know DON'T DO IT! It is torture, not treatment. The nerves eventually grow back, but I still have a strange numbness sensation in the area (occipital nerves on the side and back of my head) that is almost worse than the pain. The sensation makes me dizzy and nauseated. At the time, I was desperate and was told this was the " next " step after a couple years of nerve block injections, so I was willing to try it. Sue Meismer > S wrote: I have had " radio frequency ablation " and I am a lot worse off for it. The pain was not after the procedure, but about 7-10 days after. It was horrible! I was bed ridden much of the time. The pain meds did not help much either. I still feel burning and numbness in the area after 6 months. I am so lucky I work at home, because I would have surely lost my job after this. Discuss with your doc all the side effects. Some people love this and swear by this procedure. I am one of the unlucky ones that ended up worse off. I so wish I could go back and undo that procedure! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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