@brenda1944 I have hypertension and I take blood pressure medication. I bent over and I had back pain so when I went to the orthopedic surgeon they gave me a steroid shot which helped but when I woke up at my brothers house I had taken my blood pressure and it was elevated but not horrible. I called a pharmacist and asked her about the steroid. She said, “I need to know what kind and how much”. I found out and she told me how many weeks it could affect my blood pressure. A pharmacist is very good to ask for information related to things like this. I will make a note to ask my pain Doctor about the shots to my nerve and I will get back to that. I think it’s great that you are gonna check out a pain management doctor for many reasons. No offense but no Doctor should be saying to a patient that the shots hurt because they have to find the nerve or nerves. No kidding but when I laid on the table it took the Doctor 5 minutes or even less and I did not even feel a stick. They use a tiny little ultrasound machine to find the nerves. I hope you can find a pain Doctor that handles the things like my pain Doctor. My Doctors website explains nerve block and ablation of nerves plus other things. I read the parts that applied to me. Please let me know how that goes. I will keep my fingers crossed for you that you find a pain management Doctor to help you. @rnlorena