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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Arthritis / May 2008Anyone tried radiofrequency-ablation?
Good info about Radiofrequency ablation (or RFA) which is a procedure used to reduce pain. An electrical current produced by a radio wave is used to heat up a small area of nerve tissue, thereby decreasing pain signals from that specific area. http://www.webmd.com/pain-management/radiofrequency-ablation > Good info about Radiofrequency ablation (or RFA) which is a procedure > used to reduce pain. An electrical current produced by a radio wave is > used to heat up a small area of nerve tissue, thereby decreasing pain > signals from that specific area. > > http://www.webmd.com/pain-management/radiofrequency-ablation Charley, Thank you for the information that you provided. While this might be great with those whom have arthritis, I really don't know if it would be effective with those of us whom have FMS. I wonder if anyone here has tried this........ Take care and be well out there! Debra I have had it done for the nerves in my stomach that were disturbed from my operation. It did work... Ronnie On Apr 30, 7:58 am, charley <varric...@aol.com> wrote: > Good info about Radiofrequency ablation (or RFA) which is a procedure > used to reduce pain. An electrical current produced by a radio wave is > used to heat up a small area of nerve tissue, thereby decreasing pain > signals from that specific area. > > http://www.webmd.com/pain-management/radiofrequency-ablation Charley, Thank you for the information that you provided. While this might be great with those whom have arthritis, I really don't know if it would be effective with those of us whom have FMS. I wonder if anyone here has tried this........ Take care and be well out there! Debra On Apr 30, 7:58 am, charley <varric...@aol.com> wrote: > Good info about Radiofrequency ablation (or RFA) which is a procedure > used to reduce pain. An electrical current produced by a radio wave is > used to heat up a small area of nerve tissue, thereby decreasing pain > signals from that specific area. > > http://www.webmd.com/pain-management/radiofrequency-ablation Charley, Thank you for the information that you provided. While this might be great with those whom have arthritis, I really don't know if it would be effective with those of us whom have FMS. I wonder if anyone here has tried this........ Take care and be well out there! Debra wellll, I can see it for a person not able to have the operation on the spine and wanting to control pain. I do not fully understand FMS and could not say if this would be for that or not. Harv > On Apr 30, 7:58 am, charley <varric...@aol.com> wrote: > > Good info about Radiofrequency ablation (or RFA) which is a procedure [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > not say if this would be for that or not. > Harv harv, the reason i posted this is a lot of arthritic people have impinged nerve damage from degenerative disc disease. Anyone up for getting microwaved? LOL CB > Good info about Radiofrequency ablation (or RFA) which is a procedure > used to reduce pain. An electrical current produced by a radio wave is > used to heat up a small area of nerve tissue, thereby decreasing pain > signals from that specific area. > > http://www.webmd.com/pain-management/radiofrequency-Bullshit > Anyone up for getting microwaved? LOL > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > - Show quoted text - CB, Hahhaha! No, not today....... Although, I am a tad bit hungry right now..... it's lunchtime, where I'm at! :-) Take care and be well out there! Debra > Anyone up for getting microwaved? LOL > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >> >> http://www.webmd.com/pain-management/radiofrequency-Bullshit LOLOL Well said anddddd pretty close. Harv I had this procedure done about a year and a half ago, I may have another one done on my left side at the end of the year. It is also called a Rhizotomy. The only problem with the procedure for me, or anyone I guess, is that they can't really have you too "loopy" when they do it. They have to make sure that they are getting ready to burn the nerve that is causing you the pain, so they have to stimulate that nerve a bit, it is a bit painful, but very very briefly, it is very tolerable for most people and it was tolerable for me. They did give me some versed and some IV Fentenyl, but my tolerance to opiates and to benzodiazapines is so high they may as well have injected normal saline. Anyway, the procedure lessened my pain on the right side (mine was done around the lower lumbar area, right side near S1). It got me to the point where the doctor was able to take me off of MS Contin every day and now I can do fine with some Norco as needed. Big help medication wise, I don't need anywhere near as much pain medication as I did before the procedure, it took all of 45 minutes, then an hour in post anesthesia unit and then home. Your mileage may vary of course, but that was my experience with the ablation. Wishing all as pain free a day and weekend as possible. > Good info about Radiofrequency ablation (or RFA) which is a procedure > used to reduce pain. An electrical current produced by a radio wave is > used to heat up a small area of nerve tissue, thereby decreasing pain > signals from that specific area. > > http://www.webmd.com/pain-management/radiofrequency-ablation Thanks Jimmy, It's definitely worth a try... Kathy >I had this procedure done about a year and a half ago, I may have another >one done on my left side at the end of the year. [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] >> >> http://www.webmd.com/pain-management/radiofrequency-ablation Jimmy you were very lucky... I didnt get anything when the Doctor did mine... But I am going to have it done again because he missed acouple... Ronnie >I had this procedure done about a year and a half ago, I may have another >one done on my left side at the end of the year. [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] >> >> http://www.webmd.com/pain-management/radiofrequency-ablation |
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