Freezing a nerve, has anyone had it done?

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Has anyone had a nerve frozen to block pain? Or slipping rib syndrome? They suggest I have a nerve frozen that runs along a rib. I’ve had regular ablation on my back, but I guess this is a little more uncommon of a procedure and involves freezing a nerve instead of zapping it…

They think it’s actually the cartilage moving and causing pressure against a nerve along the rib and they want to freeze the nerve to see if it works and that is definitely what the issue is. It pops out with certain movement and causes intense pain until I can push it back. But it’s getting more stubborn and happening more often.

(A couple of years ago my dog ran straight into me and literally knocked my feet out from under me and I fell with my arm right under where my previous slipping rib issue was and re-aggravated the old injury.)

So I am very curious what it entails and if anyone has had experience with it. Always an extra layer of fun for us to deal with surgeries. Ablation for my back is easy, it would be nice if this is too and I don’t have to worry about my BG levels!

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I had dislodged 2 ribs in a car accident and it took 3 months to stop clicking and moving. Then I crashed on a snow board and re injured one of the ribs. I also had a ton of pain from it, more than the original injury. I lived with a compression band around my chest for 2 months. I couldn’t take the pain if I wasn’t wearing it. I was told I bruised a nerve and the moving rib was making it hurt, and so it healed eventually.
I try to be more careful now.

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