Has anyone had a spinal injection before?
Lumbar epidural injection. I was
recommended for one, stenosis and
herniated disk and am not sure what to
expect. They said I will be put to sleep,
but I am supposed to have a wedding shower
that same day. How "asleep" are the
planning on making me? Any one else been
through this? Whats the recovery like?
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lori33
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Joined: 27 Jun 2004 Posts: 16
Posted: 08-30-04 21:37pm
Do you mind my asking what kind of pain
you are experiencing that led you to that
decision? I am assuming that you have
tried meds and nothing has helped.
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cessnapilot
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Joined: 30 Aug 2004 Posts: 2 Location: Tampa, FL
Response Posted: 08-30-04 21:52pm
I get intermittent shooting leg pain down
one leg or the other.. Occasionally it is
in both. I have been seeing my primary
doc for care.. He has prescribed muscle
relaxants. The last time it flaired up I
almost couldn't get out of bed. I called
him and because I have an hmo refered me
to a pain specialist who ofcourse
recommends and injection. I would have
figured that my doc would refer me to an
orthopedist or something... I have been
told so many things about my problem..
Mostly that I have stenosis, ddd, and a
herniated or bulging disk.... It's
actually pretty frustrating... The worst
prospect about having this injection is
that if it doesn't work the first time
then they try again.. This just doesn't
seem feasible... I get the most relief
from wearing my brace but, it doesn't fit
under clothes too well and I can't wear it
for ever. I guess i'll just wait and see.
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estee
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Joined: 08 Aug 2004 Posts: 1 Location: Israel
Spinal Injection Posted: 08-31-04 01:51am
I had a c-section 3 1/2 months ago and
they put the epidural/spinal injection in
the wrong place and since then I can not
use my leg for 70%, I have a dropfoot and
lots of pain. Painkillers don't help
because the damaged nerves need to fix
themselves and that is a long and painful
proces. The neurologist is not sure if
everything will be like before, there is a
chance that I will stay with this
disability.
Make sure that the person who will give
you the spinal/epidural knows where to put
it!!!!!!!!
I never thought that I could become
disabled by having a c-section
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jennjenn
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Joined: 31 Aug 2004 Posts: 30 Location: Alabama
Lumbar Epidural Block Posted: 09-01-04 12:19pm
I just had my second one in a month. I
went in for same day surgery (outpatient).
They put an iv in and the doctor
explained what he was going to do. They
then gave me versed which knocked me out.
According to where you tell them you are
hurting and what sensations you are
experiencing and where you experience
them, they will inject a cortizone/numbing
med into your spine. For the next 8-12
hours your back and legs will feel
great!!! (until the numbing meds wear
off) in my experience, for the next 2
days you will hurt worse, and then by the
3rd day, you feel 16 years old again!
Unfortunately, some people, like me, have
to have them repeated in about 3 weeks if
the first doesn't take well. My first
took well, but in about a week, I could
tell that my pain was coming back in all
of the familiar places. It has been a
week since my second one, and the pain is
better, but by the end of the afternoon, I
can tell that I need to get off my feet or
take some meds. Hope this helps! Jenn
