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Epidural steroid injection (ESI) for pain
Spine Health | Last Active: Mar 28 3:18pm | Replies (49)Comment receiving replies
@blowerk1216 How did the MRI go? I just saw the doctor on Tuesday that gave me the epidural back on February 10th. After letting him know I am in more pain after the epidural, he has ordered a CT scan of both my Thoracic and Lumbar spine areas. He told me an MRI will not always find everything that could be the problem, that there can be bone spurs, or even disc tears, that do not show on an MRI. The CT scan of the spine should give very detailed information, especially if they are thinking another surgery is possible. Now I wait for the insurance to approve the CT scans, which is the most frustrating part, as they take up to a month to do so.
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@marcd2k here’s the worst part:
FINDINGS: Alignment is normal. The craniocervical junction is preserved. No acute fracture or focal osseous lesion is demonstrated. C3-4 ACDF hardware is in place and appears intact. C3-4: There is a large posterior disc osteophyte complex asymmetric to the left narrowing the left side of the spinal canal. Moderate left neural foraminal stenosis secondary to facet and uncinate process degeneration. C4-5: A small posterior disc osteophyte complex is present. No significant spinal canal narrowing. Severe right and moderate left neural foraminal stenosis secondary to facet and uncinate process degeneration. C5-6: A small posterior disc osteophyte complex is present. No significant spinal canal narrowing. Mild bilateral neural foraminal stenosis secondary to facet and uncinate process degeneration. C6-7: A small posterior disc osteophyte complex is present. No significant spinal canal narrowing. Mild right neural foraminal stenosis secondary to facet and uncinate.