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Is Neurostimulator Implant Advisable For Occipital Neuralgia?

I ve been told I have occipital neuralgia.Headaches, neck pain on left side, pains in left side of head. Had shots into area, theraphy, carbazipine, horizant, pain pills. My vision is not always great. I,m diabetic, but my blood sugars are good. Aic is 6.3 Been to many Drs. Pain clinic thinks I should try Neru stimulator implant. What are your thoughts about this
Wed, 22 Jun 2016
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I really appreciate your concern, if this is the optical neuralgia then what the treatment is given to you is correct and you have to continue this medicine for long time along with this try to low down the stress, be confident try to bear the pain as hard as you could hope this information helps.
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Is Neurostimulator Implant Advisable For Occipital Neuralgia?

HI Well come to HCM I really appreciate your concern, if this is the optical neuralgia then what the treatment is given to you is correct and you have to continue this medicine for long time along with this try to low down the stress, be confident try to bear the pain as hard as you could hope this information helps.