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Hi All.
I’m Linda, 78, and have recently consulted a pain management physician regarding my lower back pain. X-rays show Grade 1 anterolisthesis of L4 in relation to L5 and L5 in relation to S1. Moderate degenerative disc disease at L5-S1. So, the doctor wants to do the epidural lumbar procedure & I’m wondering if this isn’t a bit premature when we haven’t tried any medications other than Advil or low dose Meloxicam and/or physical therapy etc first?? Seems like he went from zero to 10 without anything in between. Thoughts?? Experiences?? Thank you!!!
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Make sure to ask your doctor about side effects of the epidural, in particular arachnoiditis, an inflammation of the sac surrounding the spinal cord. It is only recently been identified as a reason patients don’t recover from spinal procedures as hoped. I have arachnoiditis from a spinal pump. It is not reversible, either stays the same or worsens with time. If I had known about it, I never have had the pump placed. Good luck!