It has been 3+ hours since my injections, and I can say with absolute confidence that I feel no improvement whatsoever from the facet blocks. In fact, I would say that I feel like absolute crap. I have refrained from taking my meds all day, and it's disheartening to feel how my body craves the pain relief, even what little is offered by the low-powered meds I'm on. For example, today I've experienced some headaches, a little nausea, plenty of bodyaches, and persistent neck pain. Plus the usual back stuff. I actually had to lay down on the floor of my office this afternoon while taking a phone call to try to get my back to settle down. So, am I "hooked" on painkillers? I suppose so, but at least they're non-narcotic.
So, back to the test injections, it looks like my pain is primarily coming from the disc(s). This is a good thing to know, but it's also somewhat frightening as it sends me one step further down the path towards ADR (artificial disc replacement). I've been reading quite a bit of stories from the ADRsupport website, and it seems (as one might suspect) that there have been plenty of success stories along with a few notable disasters. So, as much as I'd like to kid myself that this is the be-all end-all of spine surgeries, there is always a chance that the pain will persist, even after surgery. Not something I want to think about, but something I definitely should consider....
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