How long did it take for your migraine frequency to improve after occipital nerve decompression?
Hello, I'm not sure if there is a better place to ask this, but I got a lot of info on the surgery from this subreddit so I figured I'd give it a shot.
I got occipital nerve decompression surgery 9 weeks ago. My GONs were both pretty badly mangled. The left was actually split in half by a strand of muscle fibers and the right was fully coiled around by more muscle. My horrible icepick nerve pain has improved a ton since the surgery, probably over 50%, but the daily migraines still persist. I've tried just about everything for them and am currently on Vyepti infusions, Botox, Ubrelvy, and about five other medications.
I never had migraines before I got occipital neuralgia, not even one, so I am hoping that if I can get rid of this horrible condition that the migraines will follow. My surgeon says that we can't know if the surgery was successful for 3-6 months, and I trust him, but I am just so scared. If this doesn't work then I feel like I have hit the end of the line. I have noticed an improvement in intensity and duration, but I am still getting them every day.
My question is: for those who got surgery and noticed a drop in migraine frequency, how long did it take to manifest? Was it sudden, or was it a slow improvement over months?