Experiences with

Rhizotomy

Hi All, Just wondering if anyone had serius side effects or complications following a neck rf rhizotomy. I got seriously unwell about 8 hrs following mine. I got numbness in my right leg, difficulty breathing, blurred vision, dizziness, pins and needles in hands and legs.

Hi All my daughter had "right percutaneous stereotactic radiofrequency rhizotomy"done. Poor girl seems to be in more pain than ever. She now suffers from constant headache and painful teeth. Does she need to be patient for healing to take place?is this normal after procedure?

About 10 - 11 weeks after this rhizotomy, I began to feel much better & the pain had most definitely eased. What I am now wondering is if this procedure did actually work but took longer for me to get relief from the pain?

Dr Sekula did a percutaneous glycerol rhizotomy. Says it is specialized and does not work for everyone

Has anyone had this procedure for chronic low back pain? I had a test one done and it was wonderful afterwards. I cant lift even a water bottle now without pain. I did go to a back surgeon first and he suggested this procedure.

Got this... http://thejupital.com/lottery-winners-pay-for-revolutionary-operation/ I'd never heard of Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy before. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0051845/ Used primarily for children with Cerebral Palsy, I believe.

The person I talked to today said that the next step would be a Rhizotomy ( bad spelling ?? ) I have made an apt with my gp for tomorrow to get a copy of my MRI. The Facet injection is at the end of August not sure why so long away.

I have had the following procedures carried out without much success. 4 MRI scans 2 with Gadolinium/Contract. 2 Microdiscectomy back operations in 2013&2014. 1 Caudal epidural steroid injection. 2 CT-guided bilateral L4/L5&L5/S1 Facet1injections. 6 CT-guided Facet Rhizotomy injections.

The very first rhizotomy i got of that root actually CURED me for about 3 weeks then the nerve grew back... That is why i had Dozens more but only the first one worked on the nerve root...

He then applied to the St Louis Children's Hospital in Missouri, which accepted that Lily would benefit from having Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy (SDR) surgery.

But the selective dorsal rhizotomy procedure is not available on the NHS in the Midlands, and her family are determined to raise the vital funds themselves, so Leah can have the operation in Liverpool or Bristol.