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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willbt | @willbt | 1 day ago

I see only a pain management doctor. Is there another specialist I should be seeing?

dd560a | @dd560a | 1 day ago

dd560a (Delores)
I have had 12 Epidural Steroid Injections and only 1 worked! The one that gave me relief also numbed my right leg & gave me a limp for the full 6 months it provided relief for! Fast forward 5 years of pain & agony, I was diagnosed in 2019 with Adhesive Arachnoiditis!

Study shows that the Epidural Steroid Injections have caused the development of Adhesive Arachnoiditis in many people!

You may want to say NO to additional injections as there is no cure for Arachnoiditis and it’s a disease similar to ALS in the end & it has paralyzing result!

Just thought you should be aware! I was not!