Cheryl,
Sorry to hear about the flare and hoping that you find relief from it soon. Someone told me that once pain sets in, a system is established and it easier for the cascade to occur. When sucesfully interrupted for a while, there is less of this "pain set" for the pain to continue. I don't know if I am explaining that well enough. Another way of saying it: when you have pain you are more likely to have pain and when you don't have pain you are less likely to have pain.
I understand the somatic evoked potential test to be quite painful. I remember a client describing it to me. She told me that after the testing the psychologist asked her if it was very painful and she replied, "Hold on a minute and hand me my cane, I will let you know!" She said he wouldn't hand her the cane until he got up and stepped away from her.
Best regards,
jcwinnie
