Hi Doc,

Thanks for your opinion. Immediately after the procedure, the pain that has been present for a long time, was relieved from the injections. Both the nurse and doctor said that is a very good sign that the nerve block was successfully applied. I also noticed some soreness from the injections, but that is to be expected. As the doctor explained to me today, the facet injections are primarily a diagnostic procedure to verify that RFA will work. He said most insurance companies, including mine, require 2 facet block procedures before performing RFA. I still can feel some of the numbing medication in my neck so I guess I'll have to see how this feels tomorrow before making decisions on whether to proceed further.