@terrifimmel Welcome to Connect. I had only one spinal injection in my neck and said no more. I preferred to have the surgery to decompress my spinal cord and fix the problem which also kept it from getting worse. I was charting the changes in my symptoms over time, so I knew how fast it was changing, and I didn't want to become disabled if I had a choice to prevent it.

With lumbar spine issues, sometimes there can be overlapping symptoms that are related to pelvic alignment and muscle attachments to the spine. It can be confused for a spine problem, or you could have both issues. It's worth figuring out where the pain is being generated, and I presume that is what your doctors are doing with injections.

You can find several articles at this site. https://mskneurology.com/category/low-back-pelvis/
This article addresses symptoms that masquerade as a spine problem. https://mskneurology.com/identify-treat-lumbar-plexus-compression-syndrome-lpcs/

Lumbar spine surgery is a big decision and a more difficult recovery than my cervical surgery. I'm glad I did it, and I got the coordination back in my arms.

I also have to tell you; I was scared of surgery. I worked a lot to overcome that, and it was worth it. It changed my life. I no longer fear a medical diagnosis, but instead, I can embrace it and advocate for myself, choose my future, and I 've learned enough to know if I have a competent doctor on my case.

Is your stenosis mainly in the nerve roots or is it in the central spinal canal? Now that you are past 10 days recovery from the injection, has the injection helped your pain?