Nerve block - Helped a little
 

Just thought that I would throw this out there. I had nerve block done a few days ago and I think it helped a little. I have been having fewer stabbing/shooting pains in the back of head since the procedure. It did nothing for my frontal headaches though. If you decide to have this done, my advice would be to ensure that your neurologist knows exactly where your nerves are. My neurologist felt around the back of my head for "tender" areas and decided that those areas were part of my trigeminal nerve. Basically she pushed around hard back there until I felt some discomfort. I'm wondering if she should have used an MRI or CT of my head to determine exactly where these nerves were. Maybe I would have had better success with this?? I don't know. Anyone else have success with the nerve block?

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10 months PCS. Chronic daily migraine and tension headaches.

nerve block
 

I had a nerve block a month ago. I was extremely nervous but the neuro knew what he was doing. My headache circle in the back of my head immediately disappeared. I still have a headache circle on the top of my head, but do not think there is enough skin there for the procedure to work.

The neuro said I could get one every week or every two weeks if I wanted to. He said a lot of people get one on Fridays so they can have a good weekend. I may go back. If I had a more serious headache, I would definitely be on the schedule every week for a nerve block. The relief was amazing!

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10 months PCS. Chronic daily migraine and tension headaches.[/QUOTE]

Whoa- almost two years here & I'd never heard of this.

If I ever am able to get insurance & see a neurologist, I'll check that out.

Have you looked into Botox injections for your frontal headaches?

My doctor did mention did mention Botox but only if these nerve blocks and medications(amitriptyline, gabapentin) don't succeed in giving me complete relief. From what I understand the Botox treatment is very expensive(thousands of dollars) and may not be typically covered by health insurance. The treatment supposedly completely deadens the nerves for up to 3 to 4 months, eliminating most types of headaches. The side effects seem pretty minimal. Some swelling and droppy eyelids.

Though this does sound appealing, I don't think I will be letting this particular neurologist stick anymore needles into me since she doesn't seem to know exactly where to stick them. Too much money to spend to risk it being put in the wrong place.

I'm shopping around for a new neurologist(this will be my third) and I'm the process of getting an appointment with a back/spine orthopedic doctor to have my neck looked at to rule out a pinched nerve or other damage to my neck causing all of this. I've seen chiropractors but their neck pop twist procedures have just made my situation worse.