I had jaw surgery for severe TMJ. The surgeon feels that the TMJ was how I compensated for my facial structure. He believes everything is a result of a head injury probably in childhood. At any rate, I had bilateral dischectomies of my TMJ with Fat Graft. Came through surgery with RSD and what later became Occipital Neualgia. I am on Lyrica, Clexa and Ultram for nerve pain. Some of which has helped. The RSD has calmed down after 5 Stellate Ganglion nerve blocks. The ON, however, is never ending. I have had trigger point injections in my head neck and upper trap, sometimes they help, sometimes they don't. I've moved onto Epidural injections in c2/c3. The last round last week did not work at all and I went in yesterday (friday) at about a 9 pain level for the second round. If this round doesn't work, they said they would not do a third round. I'm wondering if anyone knows what's possibly next if this doesn't work? I'm scared to death that the steroids won't kick in. Right now the anesethtic has mostly worn off and my left side base of neck is killing me. I know I still have a few more days to wait for the steroids kick in...but I am out of patience with this whole thing. Can anyone tell me the next course of treatment beyond epidural injections? Thanks so much.
Geri