I agree, if the steroids did seem to help, why not try a different approach to anti-inflammatories instead of freezing and burning out nerves? I am all for pain management but that seems a little excessive to me. I would definitely try to seek a second opinion before opting for this one. We are not talking about a pill that may or may not work that you can just stop taking, we are talking about intentionally destroying your nerves. And as we can tel tell you from experience...once a nerve gets destroyed...well, it tends to stay that way.