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Epidural lower back spine injection recovery time/and side effects

Posted by davidtrevino @davidtrevino, Dec 25, 2024

HELP PLEASE! I got an epidural spine injection and my lower back L4 and L5. At night time I get cold arms and thighs with cold chills and slight body aches. It’s been a week so far with these symptoms, it’s weird I don’t get them during the day just at night. I get dry mouth all day too, how long would these symptoms last I read it supposed to be two days and other places 2 to 3 weeks, can’t get a straight answer. My legs feel slightly weak and slight discomfort, but at night time I feel really sick for about 5 mins and sometimes sick all night. Hot flashes too, any idea if this is a serious concern or just side effects that will go away ?

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Jennifer, Volunteer Mentor | @jenniferhunter | Dec 28, 2024
In reply to @davidtrevino "Yeah last night I was feeling brand new, I slept all through the night with no..." + (show)
@davidtrevino

Yeah last night I was feeling brand new, I slept all through the night with no symptoms at all. This morning the body chills came back an light weakness in arms and leg..now I have arthritis in my neck that hasn’t been treated, maybe that’s an issue

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@davidtrevino I had an adverse reaction to an epidural injection. It caused me a new burning nerve pain that stabbed me randomly for about 6 weeks. That's how long it takes for the steroid to be dissolved by the body. I think I was allergic or sensitive to a component in the injection and my guess is that it may have been polyethylene glycol or PEG.

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davidtrevino | @davidtrevino | Dec 29, 2024
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@davidtrevino I had an adverse reaction to an epidural injection. It caused me a new burning nerve pain that stabbed me randomly for about 6 weeks. That's how long it takes for the steroid to be dissolved by the body. I think I was allergic or sensitive to a component in the injection and my guess is that it may have been polyethylene glycol or PEG.

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Symptoms seems to be getting better now, but still alittle weak in legs. Hopefully that’s a sign of recovery I had a shot called Depo-Medrol/Dexamethasone. These are 2 different meds, I think it was just the Depo-Medrol. But all in all I’ll soon be seeing my doctor again, hopefully he can share more light into this issue. Thanks for your input though, god bless you and yours

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Jennifer, Volunteer Mentor | @jenniferhunter | Jan 1 2:34pm
In reply to @davidtrevino "Symptoms seems to be getting better now, but still alittle weak in legs. Hopefully that’s a..." + (show)
@davidtrevino

Symptoms seems to be getting better now, but still alittle weak in legs. Hopefully that’s a sign of recovery I had a shot called Depo-Medrol/Dexamethasone. These are 2 different meds, I think it was just the Depo-Medrol. But all in all I’ll soon be seeing my doctor again, hopefully he can share more light into this issue. Thanks for your input though, god bless you and yours

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@davidtrevino That sounds hopeful! Sometimes, it may start out a little rough, but as some of the injection wears off, you can have some benefits of reduced inflammation. That may tell your doctors what they may be able to help when making a surgical decision. Thanks for your kind words.

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mikaylar | @mikaylar | Jan 2 9:26am

I had good luck. It took about 2 weeks but my lower back is about 75% better. At least I can walk straight now. Don't know how long it will last. It's been a few months. Good luck!

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czeitoun2025 | @czeitoun2025 | Apr 13 3:43pm
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@davidtrevino I had an adverse reaction to an epidural injection. It caused me a new burning nerve pain that stabbed me randomly for about 6 weeks. That's how long it takes for the steroid to be dissolved by the body. I think I was allergic or sensitive to a component in the injection and my guess is that it may have been polyethylene glycol or PEG.

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Are you feeling better now? I had the steroid injection L5 S1 and now have numbness in my right foot and nerve pain in the arch of my foot. It has been two weeks and no improvement. Hoping this gets better.

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Jennifer, Volunteer Mentor | @jenniferhunter | Apr 13 10:09pm
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Are you feeling better now? I had the steroid injection L5 S1 and now have numbness in my right foot and nerve pain in the arch of my foot. It has been two weeks and no improvement. Hoping this gets better.

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@czeitoun2025 Thanks for asking. Yes, I am fine. This was a steroid injection done as a diagnostic before I had spine surgery several years ago. It gave me stabbing electric pains that were random. Those lasted about 6 weeks and gradually got less often as time went on. I had some cold sensitivity in my hand for about a year and a half, and that resolved also. It takes about 6 weeks for the body to digest the injection. I think that perhaps my issues may have been caused by a component in the injection such as polyethylene glycol. I have had some other issues with injections that seem to suggest this.

I hope for you things get better for you. Did your doctor have any suggestions for you?

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