Funny this question is raised. Last August, I had a back issue, and due the Covid backup in healthcare, my back surgeon referred me for PT and a steroid injection in my spine. It was scheduled about a month out. During physical therapy, I was recovering and was almost 100%. When it was time for the injection, we said, it can’t hurt. The injection seemingly went fine, but during the next 3 weeks, I lost almost all balance in my legs and my legs became super weak. I was referred to a neurologist who sent me immediately to the emergency room for MRIs. I’m told I had 5 with and without dye. I was medicated through them. They found a cyst in my spinal cord, and I was referred to a neurosurgeon for removal. The surgery was a success with 2 unusual findings. 1. My spinal fluid was grey instead of clear, 2. The cyst was like leather instead of the expected tissue paper consistency. So here I am, 3 months after surgery, after rehab, home visits, and back into external PT, and tiny improvements every week. Healing and strength and balance will take months, but I’m expected to make a fairly full recovery. My surgeon suspects that the cortisone injection got into the spinal cord. Of course there’s no proof, and I was warned that there’s always the chance something could go wrong. Yup.