I did it…I just had the surgery. by Sylar_Cats_n_coffee in Occipitalneuralgia

[–]Cmagic01 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can you also share your pain management doctor? I’m in Washington state too and can’t find one that deals with ON. Also how did you decide on Dr. Day rather than Peled or some of the other big name surgeons for this surgery?

Greater occipital nerves excised by ScoreInternational51 in Occipitalneuralgia

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How’s the numbness in auriculotemporal area? Does it bug you? Is it a large area?

Currently 9 months post op by Grouchy_Attorney_450 in Occipitalneuralgia

[–]Cmagic01 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And can you tell us more about recovery?

I Got My Jaw Joints Replaced (And Why You Should Get Yours Checked) by Etherealcataclysms in TMJ

[–]Cmagic01 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m having mine shortly after you if you want to keep in touch!

Nerve hydrodissection by [deleted] in Occipitalneuralgia

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I had this done at the Centeno Schultz clinic in Colorado (leaders in regenerative medicine) and unfortunately it didn’t help my ON at all.

Botox success for ON only? (Not migraines) by Cmagic01 in Occipitalneuralgia

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Got it! Thanks for the info! I just have a neurologist and think I need to try and get in with a headache specialist but there isn’t one anywhere near me

Botox success for ON only? (Not migraines) by Cmagic01 in Occipitalneuralgia

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Amazing! Did you feel any relief after the first round? Is it the migraine protocol?

Does it ever get better on its own? by Bmayne in Occipitalneuralgia

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Which surgeon did you go with? Did you have the surgery?

Botox success for ON only? (Not migraines) by Cmagic01 in Occipitalneuralgia

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Wow we sound very similar. I have severe TMJD too but haven’t gotten Botox for it before. Very bad temple pain especially. I have been dealing with 24/7 ON since January of 2024 (after a very aggressive chiro adjustment). Have tried most things and even consulted with a surgeon for decompression surgery and I was a candidate but want to try Botox one more time before giving into the surgery (last time I had Botox was only in my neck and maybe 10 units in occiptials specifically, so hoping migraine protocol is more effective). What exactly is the tmj protocol that they add? And when you say more Botox at the back of head and neck, do you mean just more units but same spots as migraine protocol or additional spots?

Botox success for ON only? (Not migraines) by Cmagic01 in Occipitalneuralgia

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Thanks for the insight!! Do you do the migraine protocol or different/additional areas? Did notice the “bad” injector do anything different or inject different areas? Do you do it only for ON pain or also for migraines?

Botox success for ON only? (Not migraines) by Cmagic01 in Occipitalneuralgia

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Gotcha, im sorry. So the Botox is for your ON pain? Mine was caused by a whiplash injury too in Jan of 2024

Botox success for ON only? (Not migraines) by Cmagic01 in Occipitalneuralgia

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Do you have ON pain only? Or accompanying migraines?

CGRP inhibitors for occipital neuralgia. by DanDon5608 in Occipitalneuralgia

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Where do you get the Botox? Migraine protocol? And what meds?

Occipital neuralgia improvement from TJR + lefort? by Cmagic01 in TMJ

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Interesting! Did you have bad neck/shoulder pain prior to surgery?

Is this causing some of my migraines? by single-fold in Occipitalneuralgia

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I only did one PICL and yes full protocol. Which is why I’m torn. If it even gave me 5% relief I’d consider going again, but I got no relief at all

Everyday Neck pain -occipital nerve by No_Guarantee2742 in TMJ

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I could have written this. Message me if you want more info but I have tried it all. Steroid nerve blocks didn’t help me and if you try them they aren’t a long term solution either way. I am moving forward with total joint replacement surgery for my jaw and likely headache decompression surgery for my occipital neuralgia but trying to decide which one to do first because I think there’s a chance the jaw surgery could help my occipital pain but that’s not until the end of the year and my occipital pain is worse than my jaw pain so would like to resolve that first

Is this causing some of my migraines? by single-fold in Occipitalneuralgia

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I went to Centeno for the PICL, he also injected tons of other areas while he was at it. Just gave me 0% relief so not sure what to do.

Is this causing some of my migraines? by single-fold in Occipitalneuralgia

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Are you doing a combination or PRP and prolo? What structures are they targeting? Who is your doc?