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Epidural nerve block

Spine Health | Last Active: Apr 1, 2019 | Replies (34)
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@hopeful33250

What great ideas, @sandytoes14 . I've been delaying steroid injections but your ideas have provided me with some hope. If you don't mind sharing more, what area of the spine have you had the injections and how long does the pain relief last?

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jehane | @jehane | Dec 12, 2018

I went to a specialist in epidural and pain. Spoke to her this morning, she said that the injection straight in the nerve takes time as it is cortinose and anesthetic product. It needs a few days before the relief starts. But she gave me Lyrika 75 twice a day,sopeldeiun twice a day and Triptizol 10 mg before I go to bed. The last is an antidepressant used to calm the pain and help feel better

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Jen, Alumna Mentor | @sandytoes14 | Dec 12, 2018

@hopeful33250 Teresa,
I'm happy that I could help. The areas I have had injected are the cervical and lumbar spine.
With the preferred steroid, (described further in this post) relief has been up to 18 months. @jehane - I have found the type of steroid used in the epidural injection makes a difference in how much, if any, relief is obtained. Dexamethasone seems to provide the greatest relief.

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