I had a nerve block in April and have only had a couple days (randomly throughout the past few months) of nerve pain. I know that nerve blocks wear off and I want to prepare myself for more pain. I am going back to my doctor in 8 days. How can I express to my neurosurgeon this? I dont want him to be all happy and optimistic and just get my hopes up... I want him to know I want to be more aggressive with treatment in the future. I am in desperate need of a plan. What do I do? any suggestions?