Good evening Dr Corenman,
In the past three ACDF’s were performed covering C3-T1 (C3-C7 – two plates, C7-T1-Peek Cage).
My surgeon would like to re-operate and revisit laminectomy at C5, C6 and C7 (feels laminectomy at C3 & C4 are fine), extend fusion to T2 with instrumentation and perform foraminotomy. I still have pain base of neck, arms(biceps),shoulder blades, shoulders and right side occipital headaches with dizziness.
In terms of pain generators my surgeon feels the above along with herniations, and nerve root impingements below fusion are the root of my pain.
I would like my pain doctor to perform thoracic blocks and see if my pain decreases, and if so perform a radio frequency ablation before going forward with any additional surgeries.
Will RFA address pain associated with disc bulges and nerve impingement? Thanks