epidural steroid injection

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

Last year I had 2 of these injections and after the

2nd one, my pain went into remission for 6 months.

Would have been longer, if I hadn't injured myself

again. But this time it's facet joint inflamation -

the kind of thing the epidurals don't help.

As far as how many to have. Sometimes the first one

is completely effective and I guess you wouldn't need

any more. Sometime it is only partially effective and

they suggest another injection a few weeks later. If

the first one doesn't work, I think they might try

another one just to see if it might help. Once in a

while they suggest 3 shots, but only if the first two

helped somewhat.

Rochelle

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[Guest guest]

Hi ,

Last year I had 2 of these injections and after the

2nd one, my pain went into remission for 6 months.

Would have been longer, if I hadn't injured myself

again. But this time it's facet joint inflamation -

the kind of thing the epidurals don't help.

As far as how many to have. Sometimes the first one

is completely effective and I guess you wouldn't need

any more. Sometime it is only partially effective and

they suggest another injection a few weeks later. If

the first one doesn't work, I think they might try

another one just to see if it might help. Once in a

while they suggest 3 shots, but only if the first two

helped somewhat.

Rochelle

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Mortgage rates near 39yr lows.

$310k for $999/mo. Calculate new payment!

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[Guest guest]

Hi Rochelle, Thanks for the info, I read in another of your posts that

you are having problems with your cervical facet joints. When I had my

1st MRI it showed that I had inflammation of the facet joints as well.

Have you found or done anything that helps? So far,over the past few

weeks, my Dr. has sent me for light phy. therapy(traction) and given me

some medication, but mostly he wanted me to completely rest my neck.

I've been wearing a rigid collar they gave me and it seems to help, but

I'm starting to get a little impatient... I guess I should hope the

injections will work. By the way, how did you re-injure your neck and

are you feeling better? Take care,

[Guest guest]

Hi Rochelle, Thanks for the info, I read in another of your posts that

you are having problems with your cervical facet joints. When I had my

1st MRI it showed that I had inflammation of the facet joints as well.

Have you found or done anything that helps? So far,over the past few

weeks, my Dr. has sent me for light phy. therapy(traction) and given me

some medication, but mostly he wanted me to completely rest my neck.

I've been wearing a rigid collar they gave me and it seems to help, but

I'm starting to get a little impatient... I guess I should hope the

injections will work. By the way, how did you re-injure your neck and

are you feeling better? Take care,

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

First of all I should say that I don't really know how I reinjured

my neck except that I got very sick from a stomach virus, got

gastroparesis (delayed stomach emptying) and lost lots of weight,

plus was on a medication that made me feel like a zombie. I think

I " kinked " my neck from trying to sit up on the couch while

repeatedly nodding off to sleep. I developed weird sensations like

muscle spasms in the side of my neck that go up into my face. Also

use of my left arm (has moved to right arm now too) would make the

side of my neck spasm and my shoulders hurt. I went to a spine

surgeon, pain doctor, physical therapy and accupuncture, had another

MRI and a CT scan and no one could explain it. Finally after 5

months I went to a well known, but retired, Professor of Rehab

medicine from a nearby University med center. He said I had facet

joint disease and he did injections with lidocane and cortisone at 3

different spots in my neck. These helped (And so far are the only

thing that has helped) but are wearing off and the doctor is in

Taiwan for the next 3 months. I've gone back to my own pain doctors

and in a month or two will have some more injections done. My main

problem is that my neck is very weak and very sensitive to any kind

of traction, joint mobilization, massage or exercise. These facet

joint injections are like a last hope for me. Maybe they will reduce

the inflamation so I can begin gentle exercises to strengthen my

neck.

, perhaps you should ask your doctor what he plans after your

neck is rested enough. I would assume that your physical therapy

would start to get a little more vigorous so that neck strengthening

exercises are included. The stronger your neck is the less likely

you are to reinjure it (at least that is what I've been told). One

other thing this Professor of Rehab told me is that joint

mobilization (not manipulation), which some physical therapists do,

also reduces facet joint inflamation. I had joint mobilization done

over a year ago and that along with exercise and the cervical

epidurals helped with my recovery at that time. These are things you

can discuss with your doctor.

Rochelle

- In neck pain , " jksvickers "

<jksvickers@...> wrote:

>

>

> Hi Rochelle, Thanks for the info, I read in another of your posts

that

> you are having problems with your cervical facet joints. When I

had my

> 1st MRI it showed that I had inflammation of the facet joints as

well.

> Have you found or done anything that helps? So far,over the past

few

> weeks, my Dr. has sent me for light phy. therapy(traction) and

given me

> some medication, but mostly he wanted me to completely rest my

neck.

> I've been wearing a rigid collar they gave me and it seems to

help, but

> I'm starting to get a little impatient... I guess I should hope

the

> injections will work. By the way, how did you re-injure your neck

and

> are you feeling better? Take care,

>

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

First of all I should say that I don't really know how I reinjured

my neck except that I got very sick from a stomach virus, got

gastroparesis (delayed stomach emptying) and lost lots of weight,

plus was on a medication that made me feel like a zombie. I think

I " kinked " my neck from trying to sit up on the couch while

repeatedly nodding off to sleep. I developed weird sensations like

muscle spasms in the side of my neck that go up into my face. Also

use of my left arm (has moved to right arm now too) would make the

side of my neck spasm and my shoulders hurt. I went to a spine

surgeon, pain doctor, physical therapy and accupuncture, had another

MRI and a CT scan and no one could explain it. Finally after 5

months I went to a well known, but retired, Professor of Rehab

medicine from a nearby University med center. He said I had facet

joint disease and he did injections with lidocane and cortisone at 3

different spots in my neck. These helped (And so far are the only

thing that has helped) but are wearing off and the doctor is in

Taiwan for the next 3 months. I've gone back to my own pain doctors

and in a month or two will have some more injections done. My main

problem is that my neck is very weak and very sensitive to any kind

of traction, joint mobilization, massage or exercise. These facet

joint injections are like a last hope for me. Maybe they will reduce

the inflamation so I can begin gentle exercises to strengthen my

neck.

, perhaps you should ask your doctor what he plans after your

neck is rested enough. I would assume that your physical therapy

would start to get a little more vigorous so that neck strengthening

exercises are included. The stronger your neck is the less likely

you are to reinjure it (at least that is what I've been told). One

other thing this Professor of Rehab told me is that joint

mobilization (not manipulation), which some physical therapists do,

also reduces facet joint inflamation. I had joint mobilization done

over a year ago and that along with exercise and the cervical

epidurals helped with my recovery at that time. These are things you

can discuss with your doctor.

Rochelle

- In neck pain , " jksvickers "

<jksvickers@...> wrote:

>

>

> Hi Rochelle, Thanks for the info, I read in another of your posts

that

> you are having problems with your cervical facet joints. When I

had my

> 1st MRI it showed that I had inflammation of the facet joints as

well.

> Have you found or done anything that helps? So far,over the past

few

> weeks, my Dr. has sent me for light phy. therapy(traction) and

given me

> some medication, but mostly he wanted me to completely rest my

neck.

> I've been wearing a rigid collar they gave me and it seems to

help, but

> I'm starting to get a little impatient... I guess I should hope

the

> injections will work. By the way, how did you re-injure your neck

and

> are you feeling better? Take care,

>

[Guest guest]

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

involved ?

Thanks