Nerves can be severed just lke blood vessels or ligaments or other anatomic structures, Gandalf. But identifying them, particularly specific ones that are causing pain, is another matter entirely, because, obviously, a patient who's having surgery is asleep and anyone who was having nerves surgically severed would need to be. In my case, I'm sure it was an inadvertent part of the surgery but one that had a positive outcome.

I want to see what FBR has to say on the idea of nerve-cutting for deliberate pain relief. My impression is that docs are more likely to use nerve-blocking injections, sometimes electrical currents, or Botox or something like that to tweak pain- or problem-causing nerves. And that's only when they can identify the nerves from the outside and know where to aim those medicines or techniques.
birdgirl73 Reviewed by birdgirl73 on . Birdgirl, you're back! Good to see you back here! How did your spine surgery go? Are you doing alright painwise? Are you going to be fully functional again? Question question question I know, you don't have to answer any if they're too personal of course, but good to see you none the less! Rating: 5