I had to have a surgery to remove mesh and have the obturator nerve decompressed about 1 year ago so they put an OnQ pain pump on the obturator nerve for 10 days and I had an epidural for 24 hours. My legs were the best they had been since this all started but it only lasted about 2 months and then the most of the pain returned even though I do have some other improvements since the sling mesh was removed. I then had my 2nd nerve decompression surgery 6 months ago (pudendal nerve) and they gave me a Ketamine infusion during the surgery. That really helped my allodynia but not the pain. The majority of the allodynia has returned but it is still better than before surgery.

Bottom line, if you need surgery, there are some options that can be considered to try to minimize flares and spread. Talk with the surgeon about your concerns and maybe they will work with you pain specialist to come up with something to try. Unfortunately, there are no guarantees.