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@ktgirl I wanted to give you some feedback about epidural injections. They are not approved by the FDA, and it is true that there can be serious complications. I had a bad reaction to an epidural and it caused a stabbing electric shock pain in my hand and any time I moved, it stabbed me again. I was convulsing in pain right after the injection. I had to lay down and prop my arm on a pillow and not move. It took a couple months for the pains to stop. There was no improvement for the first week, and then the stabbing pains started getting farther apart. It happened because the injected fluid had nowhere to go and just increased the pressure. This was in my dominant hand and I didn't have pain there before. I refused to do anymore. The injections don't fix anything, they just lessen the inflammation from the problem. They do interfere with getting good MRI imaging, and I had to wait 6 weeks after the injection to get a new MRI. They may also interfere with healing. Healing a fusion and bone growth depends on inflammation to start the process which is why after spine surgery, doctors tell patients not to use anti-inflammatories.
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Hi Jennifer. I wanted to reread your post. My back is feeling better but my hand is still numb and tingling. Do you think they will do another MRI when I get there? I’ve had one I think on August 16th. I don’t know what to expect. I feel like my primary care doctor is upset that I chose to go to Mayo instead of waiting the the doctor from summit orthopedics to come here. I would have had to wait until October 17th. I had to get some forms filled out for me to get FMLA approved. She didn’t answer all the questions so I had to have her redo it and then she was crabby. I’ll be so glad to have this taken care of. It’s so stressful not knowing what to expect. If you have any suggestions for questions I should ask the physiatrist and surgeon I’d really appreciate it. As the time gets closer to going there I get more nervous. Thanks for your help.
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Oh my goodness! Thank you so much for sharing your article with your paintings! Brought me to tears. I’m so grateful for your support. I’m a quilter and have a hard time doing any of that now. I’ve been off work for over 3 weeks. I keep thinking about how many quilts I could have done in that time! Hopefully soon I’ll be able to again. Thanks again!