The current thinking is that epidural steroid injections don't pose much harm to the bones unless the doses are very high and the shots are frequent. Otherwise, they don't affect the bones the way oral steroids do.

I share your concern regarding steroid injections. My rheumatologist has educated me appropriately. I had a craniotomy a year and a half ago and had severe double vision for 3 months afterward. I fell on the concrete pavers as my shoe got caught on a paver edge I didn't see as it was covered by plant overgrowth. I have been in severe pain with my hip and recently found out(MRI) that after the fall, my body produced calcium around a hip tendon as it's way of trying to heal. I need to have those deposits removed which requires a steroid injection afterward to calm the area down after the procedure. Like I said, I share your concerns about steroid injections but I need to get over this hump as I've been living my life on the couch watching tv, which isn't good for my bones either as I'm not doing any exercise to build bone.