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Old 11-08-2008, 08:04 AM
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Originally Posted by rwkerr View Post
I have had three c-spine surgeries in the last 14 months. I suffer from chronic head pain coming from C2 and riding up my occipital nerve. I am 35 and have been on alot of pain meds. I have been on fentenyl, skelaxin, neuroten and many more. I've had c2 decompression on both sides and although the pain has changed it has not subsided much. I take vicodin HP with naproxin and robaxin and to get to sleep I take 3mg of xanax. My body has built up an extreme tolerance for the meds and it does so very quickly. I have had some temp relief with epidurals directly into c2 but they dont last long. looking for something more permanent so I can get off the meds. Wishful thinking.
Have you considerd Radio Frequency Ablation? There are quite a few posts on here about it. I'm scheduled to have my facet joints done this week, and possibly the occipital nerve down the road, if the pain doesn't let up. Take care
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