Did they have a copy of your MRI so they could see exactly where to place the injection? I received my 2nd injection 8 days ago and while the pain is not totally gone, it is much improved. Most of the time I can manage with no pain medication and at night, I usually take two Tylenol. I really don't want any kind of surgery at my age. (86)

I had not one but 2shots yesterday the one on the left side still hurts I'm debating about calling him

My doctors slough me off and blame everything on depression. I do NOT have a history of pain w/ depression. For now I have ceased trying. Still having thyroid issues and cannot see the specialist in another city. I CANNOT make the drive. All of the merging and never know what doctor I will see-very stressful. Larger medical groups are taking over the smaller dependable doctors. The days of private practice are gone. Why? I believe it is because of all the lawsuits and doctors can no longer deal with the expense of malpractice insurance.
I am so sorry-we are here to encourage and support.

Yes, he has an MRI to see where to inject. He also uses a florescope (spelling?) to guide the needle and to take a picture.
Sounds like the shots work for you. There should not be any reason for surgery. But, I am not a doctor.

It is not unusual for an injection to become more painful the next day. That is because part of what is injected numbs the area. Then, it is not unusual for the shot to start to work a week later.
In the meantime, use heat and/or cold on the affected area.
If you still feel uncomfortable, it certainly is not unreasonable to call the doc for input.
Feel better!

Thanks I'm on a neat my pad and saw how it helped

Cool!  I used my trusty heating pad on my abdomen over half the day yesterday. It helped when nothing else would.  So it works for IBS too. Yay!

@grandmar

I had a laminectomy in December, 2016, and it was one of the best things I have done. My L5-S1 pain is gone! My brothers have both had fusions of various lumbar disks, and they still have pain, but they are able to walk and are not in wheelchairs. We have genetic predispositions to back issues. I have DDD, spondylitis, C7 compression fracture, osteoarthritis, F4 disk slipping on top of my L5-S1 disk and pressing on my spinal cord, and a bunch of other things. The L4 disk repair will be major surgery, so my surgeon told me to try everything else I could to reduce the pain before surgery.

I read on Mayo Connect about ART, Active Release Technique, relieving lumbar and back pain for others with my same issues so I decided to try it. I have written in other posts about finding a great chiropractor who was certified to use this technique. In 3 weeks, with 2 sessions a week, my pain was nearly completely gone! I'd had chronic pain on my right side for about 8 years, but it had gotten worse in the past 2 years. I could hardly believe it was gone after 3 weeks! This was a year ago, and I am still pain free. No more pain medication, and I can walk, climb stairs, etc. without pain. I see the chiropractor once a month for a tweak and to address other issues (radiculopathy from my C7). It's the best thing I have done for my pain. ART works on the theory that muscles and nerves get bound together in a mass as a result of trauma at various times in our lives. It uses deep deep muscle massage and movement of the limb (my right leg) at the same time. Wow, it worked for me. It may be something you want to look into. BTW, I had shots in my right hip years ago for what the doctor had said was bursitis. They never helped my pain, probably because of misdiagnosis. Best of luck to you.

Gail
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all my life I have a sacrelization birth defect and he is the only one that can help ,since then I have found that for fibro he works wonders Once a month I also go

Gail,
So happy for you that you have been able to find help. It sounds wonderful!
Continued success!
Ronnie