I had the nerve block on 5/8 for L3, L4 & L5. He said it may get worse before it gets better & it has, takes about 4 weeks to see improvement. I’ll see him again on 6/10 to discuss results. A successful spinal nerve block can last up to a year! Hope you get some answers, sassytwo!

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The block lasted about 2 hours but I did find relief compared to the epidural. So I think this tells me that the joints and my scoliosis play a more significant role in my pain than I 1st thought and that a full fusion from
T11 to S1 will be in my near future.

No steroid injected as my body no longer tolerates them and I have significant hair shedding without pain relief. Wishing that was not the case because I would love to delay this surgery with nerve blocks or epidurals to manage pain.

It feels like the sciatica pain should be from S1/L5 or L4/L5 and it probably is a combination. These diagnostics and the research on near by segment instability are leading me to conclude the full lumbar fusion is my solution.

I am going to look into the new stimulation devices I have been reading about next in hope that I can delay this surgery awhile longer.

This site and all the posts have been helpful so thanks for sharing.
Tam