Has anyone tried laser therapy after a mvd?? I am still in pain and have been told this could help. Let me know what you think
General opinion from one of our top researchers here - is a resounding NO NO NO
Have you looked into MVD???
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I had my mvd nov 26th. I was wondering about after a mvd. Thank you for your info KC. That sounded like a definite no
You can sometimes need another MVD -- but not usually till the one year waiting period.
What does your surgeon say about your pain?
I had my first mvd in July of last year and just had a second mvd 4 weeks ago because my pain came rushing back. In between I had physical therapy and age used a laser on my scar. I had intense pain at the surgery site. She did lots of other things though. I don’t know if it was the laser that helped that or not, but the pt really helped with pain from the surgery. I will be going back to pt as soon as possible. The recovery from the second mvd has been a nightmare. They knew they were going to put me in more pain short term for a long term gain. Right now it’s just a “manage the pain and wait for the nerve to heal” situation.
Call your neurosurgeon or your neurologist and let then know what is going on with your pain. If it is out of control and meds won’t help there are surgeons who will go back in to explore before the 1 year mark. My surgeon pointed out that they couldn’t see any of my problems with any imaging before my first surgery so they really needed to go back in to look. I’m sure they think I’m crazy because I’m still calling about my pain even though I know what his going on.