Hi Rumble,
Though it appears my point is understood by you from my post, I have not got explicit answer. When we are on pain management which does not reduce inflammation and be within our limits, will it cause more inflammation?. I am not really mentioning about a short raise in pain level and subsiding in a day.
Jay
Immediately after an RFA, I'll get tons more inflammation, but you understood this. Afterwards, it's back to my usual levels. As a rule, only thing that really changes my inflammation levels (which don't seem to affect either ESR or CRP) is steroids, which lower it--making me feel much better, or exceeding my personal limits, which raise it--increasing pain levels. The various procedures don't affect it longitudinally in any way, other than in the case of epidurals--which is measured in weeks, not months.
Was that what you were looking for?
