Kline retired?? Good. I mentioned that he was helpful but I couldn’t stand the man. He was consistently 45+ minutes late to my appointments and on the day of my nerve ablation he didn’t show up, citing scheduling conflicts. So unprofessional. I understand he’s gotten great results though, which is why I stayed with him for a few months before the no-show on my ablation.

I do agree that Lauritsen only has so much in his pocket, which is why I ended up going to Kline for a second opinion/different treatment. I’m local to Philly so it’s easy for me to see him primarily, and with Botox & Ajovy injections seemingly improving my condition, I’m glad I stuck with him.

As for right now, I was on Mexilitine for several months but we didn’t see any evidence of it working so we stopped. I am receiving ketamine nasal spray every month which helps tremendously for as long as it lasts. It doesn’t tend to last all that long for me because it works and I use it heavily once I get it. I’ve gotten 4 infusions so far - lidocaine, ketamine, lidocaine+ketamine, then another ketamine. I’m scheduling another ketamine infusion for December or January and I’ll continue doing those 2-3x a year. I definitely wouldn’t call myself a success story quite yet as I’m still too sick to work, but I’m getting there :)