Re: epidural steroid injection

[Guest guest]

I had three epidural injections but in my lumbar spine. They usually will do a

series of three injections spaced out over time.

jksvickers <jksvickers@...> wrote: Hi

All, After another visit to my neuro Dr. today, he has decided that

I should try steroid injections for my neck. The pain and

tingling/numbness has improved quite a lot but since I still have some

he felt this was the next best course of action. I'm scheduled to go in

Fri. morning. Has anyone had this done and did it help. After my Dr.

appt. today I had my regular phy. therapy appt. and the therapist was a

little surprised that they were going to do the injections( I think she

was mostly surprised that they had not contacted her). Does anyone have

some input if this works or not and what I might expect? The therapist

told me it is a 50/50 shot. She said that normally it takes more than

one treatment( the Dr. didn't tell me that). Thanks for any responses.

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[Guest guest]

I had three epidural injections but in my lumbar spine. They usually will do a

series of three injections spaced out over time.

jksvickers <jksvickers@...> wrote: Hi

All, After another visit to my neuro Dr. today, he has decided that

I should try steroid injections for my neck. The pain and

tingling/numbness has improved quite a lot but since I still have some

he felt this was the next best course of action. I'm scheduled to go in

Fri. morning. Has anyone had this done and did it help. After my Dr.

appt. today I had my regular phy. therapy appt. and the therapist was a

little surprised that they were going to do the injections( I think she

was mostly surprised that they had not contacted her). Does anyone have

some input if this works or not and what I might expect? The therapist

told me it is a 50/50 shot. She said that normally it takes more than

one treatment( the Dr. didn't tell me that). Thanks for any responses.

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-Hi how did it go??? I had some of these in my neck and they

did NO good for me in fact it was a mess but I won't go into that. I

do know several people who have gone thru the 3 shot series and so

far no one who got permanent relief or long term help from them. All

of them worked for a little while from a few weeks to a few months

but all of them went on to have surgery later. I think this is a

regular course of action with all dr's they try pt, then shots

before they give up and do surgery as a last resort. But don't get

me wrong I'd say do anything you can to avoid surgery. I even tried

accupuncture which was interesting. Also there is another treatment

where you have your spine stretched slowly apart and another one

where they take out the bad part of the disk using IDET. ALl of

these look promising, I couldn't try them though due to an implant I

had put in my back. But that only helps backs as far as I know. Good

luck I Hope the shots give you some more relief. Sharon Group Owner

-- In neck pain , " jksvickers "

<jksvickers@...> wrote:

>

> Hi All, After another visit to my neuro Dr. today, he has decided

that

> I should try steroid injections for my neck. The pain and

> tingling/numbness has improved quite a lot but since I still have

some

> he felt this was the next best course of action. I'm scheduled to

go in

> Fri. morning. Has anyone had this done and did it help. After my

Dr.

> appt. today I had my regular phy. therapy appt. and the therapist

was a

> little surprised that they were going to do the injections( I

think she

> was mostly surprised that they had not contacted her). Does anyone

have

> some input if this works or not and what I might expect? The

therapist

> told me it is a 50/50 shot. She said that normally it takes more

than

> one treatment( the Dr. didn't tell me that). Thanks for any

responses.

>

>

[Guest guest]

-Hi how did it go??? I had some of these in my neck and they

did NO good for me in fact it was a mess but I won't go into that. I

do know several people who have gone thru the 3 shot series and so

far no one who got permanent relief or long term help from them. All

of them worked for a little while from a few weeks to a few months

but all of them went on to have surgery later. I think this is a

regular course of action with all dr's they try pt, then shots

before they give up and do surgery as a last resort. But don't get

me wrong I'd say do anything you can to avoid surgery. I even tried

accupuncture which was interesting. Also there is another treatment

where you have your spine stretched slowly apart and another one

where they take out the bad part of the disk using IDET. ALl of

these look promising, I couldn't try them though due to an implant I

had put in my back. But that only helps backs as far as I know. Good

luck I Hope the shots give you some more relief. Sharon Group Owner

-- In neck pain , " jksvickers "

<jksvickers@...> wrote:

>

> Hi All, After another visit to my neuro Dr. today, he has decided

that

> I should try steroid injections for my neck. The pain and

> tingling/numbness has improved quite a lot but since I still have

some

> he felt this was the next best course of action. I'm scheduled to

go in

> Fri. morning. Has anyone had this done and did it help. After my

Dr.

> appt. today I had my regular phy. therapy appt. and the therapist

was a

> little surprised that they were going to do the injections( I

think she

> was mostly surprised that they had not contacted her). Does anyone

have

> some input if this works or not and what I might expect? The

therapist

> told me it is a 50/50 shot. She said that normally it takes more

than

> one treatment( the Dr. didn't tell me that). Thanks for any

responses.

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Sharon, I guess it went O.K., it hurt a little but I expected that.

I'd have to say my pain is less but they still have me wearing the

collar. I'm kinda looking forward to my phy. therapy appt. today to see

how it goes after the injections. They did schedule me for more

injections in mid-Dec. Hopefully I can take the brace off soon... I'm

going to ask my therapist about it today. I'll keep you updated... take

care.

[Guest guest]

Hi Sharon, I guess it went O.K., it hurt a little but I expected that.

I'd have to say my pain is less but they still have me wearing the

collar. I'm kinda looking forward to my phy. therapy appt. today to see

how it goes after the injections. They did schedule me for more

injections in mid-Dec. Hopefully I can take the brace off soon... I'm

going to ask my therapist about it today. I'll keep you updated... take

care.

[Guest guest]

The most important thing to be sure of is to find out if the injections will be done with florscopy, xray guidance and if you will have sedation while the injection is being done. These can be very painful to have and the sedation will not only make it so that you won't feel the pain but prevent you from instintivly moving, which could end up causing the needle to go into the wrong place. The floroscopy, also known as xray is a vital necessity if the injection is to be done correctly. this allows the doc to see where he is putting the needle and is able to be sure that the injection goes into the right place. If these 2 things are not going to be done, I would be going elsewhere ASAP to have the injection done. Spinal injections for stenosis can be helpful in alleviating the pain but it is only a temporary fix. It doesn't do anything to correct the stenosis. They work

about 50% of the time and can make the pain worse before it starts to work. I had a series of 3 done before I ended up having surgery. They did nothing to help me, actually made the pain worse permenently for me. Frandizzy53us <EarliDunh@...> wrote: Hello, I have only been a member for a short time but have been reading and learning from all your posts. I have just been diagnosed with Spinal Stenosis. I am scheduled to get an epidural steroid injection

and was wondering what to expect. I have done some research so know a little about what it is, but would like to hear from those who have had it done and how things went. Does it help much? Are there any complications that I should be aware of? What does it feel like, is there much pain or discomfort during and after the injection?Thanks in advance for any information or advice on this,Earline

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[Guest guest]

Hi Earline,

I've had two rounds (6 total of epidural injections). So far mine have

lasted approximately 12 months. I had a local anesthestic and my pain

management doc did NOT do xrays. He did a very good job. From

personal experience, the shots helped me tremendously. I usually have

my rounds in October, but so far this year, I don't feel I'm going to

need them. I take an anti-inflammatory and a muscle relaxer. I know

my limits. There was no pain for me just intense pressure. I had to

remain in recovery for 45 minutes so they could monitor my blood

pressure as it took a dip after the injection. I had not problems with

any of the six injections. I could not do much of anything including

driving for 24 hours per doctor instructions. I had some numbness in my

legs which dissipated after the injections. I've had spinal stenosis

for many years. Each person's experience is different and I wish you

luck with your injections. Let us know how it goes.

Nessie

>

> Hello, I have only been a member for a short time but have been

reading

> and learning from all your posts. I have just been diagnosed with

> Spinal Stenosis. I am scheduled to get an epidural steroid injection

> and was wondering what to expect. I have done some research so know a

> little about what it is, but would like to hear from those who have

had

> it done and how things went. Does it help much? Are there any

> complications that I should be aware of? What does it feel like, is

> there much pain or discomfort during and after the injection?

>

> Thanks in advance for any information or advice on this,

>

> Earline

>

[Guest guest]

Sometimes the ESI’s work very well. 

Last year I had a single one in March, June and August.  None lasted very long,

but in October I had one mid month and one the end of the month.  The pain mgmt

specialist told me he thought he could get me six months relief this way.  It

has now been almost a year.  I am not totally pain free, but oh so much

better.  I could hardly walk and the pain was so bad at times I could not stop

crying back in March of 2006.  Fran is right about the fluoroscopy and the

sedation, both are very important.  Do be cautious of surgery.  It can be a

miracle at the time, but it too Is not a permanent fix.  And you can only have

this surgery, effectively, a couple of times.  My suggestion would be to hold

off as long as you can. 

From: Spinal Stenosis Treatment

[mailto:Spinal Stenosis Treatment ] On

Behalf Of Fran Barron

Sent: Sunday, September 16, 2007

12:14 AM

To:

Spinal Stenosis Treatment

Subject: Re:

Epidural steroid injection

The most important thing to be sure of is to find out if the injections

will be done with florscopy, xray guidance and if you will have sedation while

the injection is being done.

These can be very painful to have and the sedation will not only make

it so that you won't feel the pain but prevent you from instintivly moving,

which could end up causing the needle to go into the wrong place.

The floroscopy, also known as xray is a vital necessity if the

injection is to be done correctly. this allows the doc to see where he is

putting the needle and is able to be sure that the injection goes into the

right place.

If these 2 things are not going to be done, I would be going elsewhere

ASAP to have the injection done.

Spinal injections for stenosis can be helpful in alleviating the pain

but it is only a temporary fix. It doesn't do anything to correct the

stenosis. They work about 50% of the time and can make the pain worse

before it starts to work.

I had a series of 3 done before I ended up having surgery. They

did nothing to help me, actually made the pain worse permenently for me.

Fran

dizzy53us

<EarliDunhaol> wrote:

Hello, I have only been a

member for a short time but have been reading

and learning from all your posts. I have just been diagnosed with

Spinal Stenosis. I am scheduled to get an epidural steroid injection

and was wondering what to expect. I have done some research so know a

little about what it is, but would like to hear from those who have had

it done and how things went. Does it help much? Are there any

complications that I should be aware of? What does it feel like, is

there much pain or discomfort during and after the injection?

Thanks in advance for any information or advice on this,

Earline

 

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[Guest guest]

To answer the question after having my first one I was told that my screams

freak out the other patients and future ones would only be done under

anesthesia. I liked them much better that way as well. The pain doc would

use propofol, I would be asleep about 5 minutes. I didn't have pain

afterwards..and they always helped.

Deb RN

From: [mailto: ] On

Behalf Of P

Sent: Friday, July 30, 2010 7:49 PM

Subject: [ ] epidural steroid injection

Has anyone had a epidural steroid injection ? Can you tell me how much pain

is involved ?

Thanks

[Guest guest]

Hi .  I have had many steroid injections in my back, both knees, hips,

arms, feet, and shoulders.

 

They only hurt briefly and do so much good.  I have had great success releaving

my pains.  I was afraid when I had my first one, but it was not as bad as I

thought.  As you can see, I have had many shots and would not hesitate to have

them anytime I need one.

 

Sometimes our fears are greater then the shots we get.  I wish you good luck if

you decide to get one.  I have had them last for several months and the relief

from all that pain was wonderful.

 

Hugs,

 

Barbara

From: P <tmpanc@...>

Subject: [ ] epidural steroid injection

Date: Friday, July 30, 2010, 8:49 PM

 

Has anyone had a epidural steroid injection ? Can you tell me how much pain is

involved ?

Thanks