Comments on: Epidural Steroid Injection

By: Carolyn Spivey

Carolyn Spivey — Sat, 19 May 2012 03:48:42 +0000

I pray that we all will one day get better. It’s a very depressing,and painfull thing we all are going thru. The worse part is we really don’t know if we’ll ever get better and our doctors don’t either. No one understands what we all go through until they experince it themselves. Alot of times we feel so depress,because it has tooken so much out of our lives.The only thing I can think of, is don’t give up and have faith in GOD. May God Bless us all!!!

By: Carolyn Spivey

Carolyn Spivey — Sat, 19 May 2012 02:24:31 +0000

YES,lately I’ve been having these trouble headaches, neck pains, numbness in my fingers. It seems my pian have worsing since I had the epidural injection. I’m very depressed because I don’t know what’s happening to my body.

By: Josh

Josh — Fri, 18 May 2012 11:36:08 +0000

Thats probably the 12 nuggets 2 cheeseburgers and double choc sundae you had on the way home ! Ow and u should stop drinking gravy

By: hope

hope — Thu, 17 May 2012 19:34:44 +0000

I have had two cervical epidurals – one in feb 2012 and the second in march of 2012. my doctor wants to a third and NO WAY. i started out as a 98 pound 5 foot one inch female and ended up 115 pounds ALL IN TUMMY!!! it started like 3 weeks after my second – i was gaining 1/2 pound to a pound a day. this is a very big deal to me because none of my clothes fit and i have been the same weight for about 20 years. i also can’t control my body temp, have VERY frequent urination (four times an hour), muscle soreness and a whole host of other delightful s/e. i got a tiny bit of relief but honestly, he s/e aren’t worth it!!!

By: cyndi

cyndi — Thu, 17 May 2012 14:44:28 +0000

Did the pain that you felt when he gave you the injection ever go away , I had the same thing happen to me . I am still in pain.

By: lance mc McKnelly

lance mc McKnelly — Wed, 16 May 2012 00:48:30 +0000

I had a epidural steriod on feb. 2012 . Went to er. next day claw hand on rt. side . Arm numb droppy eye 2 fingers numb 3 with needle pain Loss of bladder control .Ihave much muscle pain. constant pain 24-7 sleepless nights was told in er. after mri dye test doctor had penetrated my spinal cord and ijected steriod . was told damage could be permanent I also have shocks that run the length of my body when i bend my head over to look down Never Agin——–

By: M Bennett

M Bennett — Mon, 14 May 2012 21:02:03 +0000

I had a steroid injection today for compression of the nerve at C6. I have been having sharp pain across my right shoulder, down my tricep and into my ring and little fingers. The doctor injected me from the front of my neck. I was terrified hearing the details of the procedure, but it was not as bad as it might seem. (I was assuming the injection was going into the back of my neck.) The Lidocaine injection was the only painful (minor) part. There was discomfort and strange sensations as the needle was placed, the dye was injected and then the steroid itself. The doctor hit the nerve a couple of times which sent a jolt down my arm, but it assured me he was in the right place. I would say it is not as painful or uncomfortable as your imagination might assert. It all happens quickly. I’ll update with results in a week or two.

By: MIKE

MIKE — Mon, 14 May 2012 17:06:57 +0000

I had an MRI & and an xray on the same day. DR says i have a ruptured disc. so gets me signed up for a shot of cortisone. never felt a thing during the shot. felt ok for about a week. about 10 days later I started haveing severe pain in my hip,groing & knee on a Monday. and i mean it hurt. Tuesday i called & said I can’t wait until friday for the 2nd shot so they moved it to thursday…..big deal. So i suffered & barely could walk becuase of the leg pain, anyway i had the 2nd shot 11 days ago & i am still haveing severe pain in knee and Groing area. i went to the DR & he wants to see me in 2 weeks. he wants me to stretch & exercise it. he doesn’t want to give me a 3rd shot becuase he says i can only have so many. that was 3 days ago & my knee & leg are killing me. i felt the 2nd shot especially when he injected the steroid it felt like a balloon was blowing up in my back & it burned a little. but the leg pain is killing me. any suggestions? also i am 44 and have had back issues for 20+ years & have decided to try to do something about it.

By: bill

bill — Mon, 14 May 2012 07:22:32 +0000

u deserve to hurt

By: Tahnee marie

Tahnee marie — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 16:16:18 +0000

Many people get this invasive procedure with out waring of the long term effects. ($$$) I revived ONE epidural during labor like 1,000′s i know. i got Arachnoiditis from one EPI. Learn the truth and the deep dark secret they dont want you to know. Read the testimonials from 1,000′s.Arachnoiditis is relatively Unknown, Unreported, and Unrecognized, by the physicians and surgeons treating patients with Arachnoiditis or improperly diagnosed, they continue to “explore” or perform invasive procedures, which only causes the Arachnoiditis to progress to the next level. Epidural steroid injections should be avoided unless the attending physician can guarantee that the injection does not contain ethylene glycols of any kind (Depo-Medrol®, Depo-Medrone®, Aristocort® and Methylprednisolone Suspension®). Then only if fluoroscopy is used to guide the injection. The likelihood of further injury is just to great in most instances. epidurals are not Fda approved tell May 2012 only with emg guidance. Did they tell you that??