Nerve burn?

[Nay]

1. I have not yet had a nerve burned, but my specialist treating my

knee (a torn meniscus) gave me a cortisone shot in the knee near the tear; it gave relief, and he said I could go on for years just getting a cortisone shot every year. However, he did say that when the shot became ineffective (and it would), surgery would be required. I asked him specifically what was done during the surgery. He told me the tear would be trimmed and cleaned up, and nearby nerves would be burned so they no longer transmitted pain. I'm assuming your doc would be doing the same thing for a similar reason. My doc said it was a simple operation with great results.