Having a cooled radio frequency nerve ablation trial run..still on pain meds how do i know if it works? butrans patch, lyrica (pregabalin) and oxymorphone, worried

Depends: The answer depends on which nerve is affected and what the underlying reason for the pain syndrome. It is possible to have an increase initially after the procedure, followed by a tapering of the pain. You may also experience new sensations (burning, itching, tingling) transiently. If it works well, the pain sensations from the nerve will go away completely.

Relief will happen: The way you will know if the ablation was successful is that you wont feel the need to seek out your meds all the time. Sometimes a medial branch block is tried prior to doing the ablation and if that was helpful then chances are that the ablation will be beneficial also.