It has been two long weeks since I have had the RF injection. The back pain has finally decreased but it took 12 days for that pain to go away.
I still am experiencing a large increase in my RSD pain. The pain has been unbearable, to the point of wanting to go to the hospital but I know there is nothing the hospital can do so I find myself just waiting for this nightmare to go away.
My toes have gone numb on the right side (The side that they treated) and I have extreme muscle fatigue in the right leg.
At this point in time, I would not recommend this treatment, in fact I would say stay away from any doctor that recommends it.

Still no benefits and lots of extra pain. =(

Hang in there. Sounds like absolute torture instead of treatment. I know this isn't a pleasant time for you, but if you can't stand the pain please go back to the doctor who gave you the injections and tell him/her that you have increased pain. I don't think more pain is what s/he was going for. It's the wrong outcome and you need to tell the doctor.

Swatgen27,

I'm curious to know how things are going for you now. You should be about 6 weeks out from your RF, any relief? any spreading of RSD?

Reason I am so curious, my doctor is wanting to do this procedure to me in a couple of weeks. I have researched and researched and I know the risks vs. the benefits very well now. The pain of the procedure itself is not what bothers me at all. And I know that the RF is only a temporary pain relief (but 6 months to 2 years is a long time) and the pain will come back if it goes away at all. The only thing that I am so worried about is the spreading. The last thing I want is to have this uncontrollable pain in another part of my body.

Anyone's opinion or advice is welcome!!!