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Q: Sacro joint pain after radiofrequency ?

asked by: charlady on January 26th, 2009

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Had radiofrequency nerve block in lower back. It seems to have cured the pain going down my legs, but now I have severe pain in sacro joint and middle back. Doc said this is normal, so I had a cortizone shot for this--6 days later I am in worse pain than before in hip area--any one ever have this and what did they have done for this?

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littleonefb

replied on January 29th, 2009

Extremely eHealthy

I haven't had RFA/ radio frequency nerve ablation done, but do know that it is not uncommon for pain to increase dramatically in other areas after it is done and last for several weeks.

Usually muscle relaxers and pain meds are provided afterwards to ease this pain until the nerves start to calm down.

Was your steroid injection done under floroscopy so that the doctor could see that it was being injected in the correct location?

It also isn't uncommon for pain to increase for several days after a steroid injection is given into the spine.

You should call your doctor and let him/her know how much increased pain you are in since having both the injections and the RFA.

Good luck

Fran

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