answer:From experience, it really does desensitize eventually as long as everything else is checking out. It is a bitch and a half to get through that period. I’ve used a couple techniques… 2 Alleve in the morning and dissolve an 81 mg aspirin right at the site of pain as needed. That will usually get you through the day. If it’s heat or cold sensitive, hold water temperature of whichever causes most pain right there until the pain is gone. hurts like a sonofabitch for a few, but kills pain response for a long time after