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Epidural steroid injection (ESI) for pain

Spine Health | Last Active: Mar 28 3:18pm | Replies (49)

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@blowerk1216 Good morning, I have had 3 injections in my spine over the past 2 1/2 years. The first two were at the T12-L1 area, and there was no difference in my pain, not better, but not worse. I just had the 3rd injection on February 10th, so about 6 weeks ago now. There are two differences; it hurt a lot during the injection, which the other two did not; 48 hours after the injection, I was in more pain than before the injection. And now, 6 weeks later, I am still in more pain.

I also know someone that had two epidurals for his spine, the second one because the first gave him relief. After the second one, he was almost back to his normal self. It's very difficult to compare when dealing with these things, everyone will have their own experience. But I wanted to write to let you know the injections can work if you want to take the chance.

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@marcd2k today I’m going for an MRI on my cervical area. My neurologist and pain management specialist will then determine if there’s any issue, and if there is, depending on what it is I may get an injection or potentially I could get surgery. Thanks for your input everyone.