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Lumbar Steroid Injection vs Facet Nerve Block
Spine Health | Last Active: Sep 20, 2022 | Replies (39)Comment receiving replies
Thank you for sharing your experience! I have confidence in the doctor who is preforming my injections so that helps, but it eases my anxiety to hear the procedure isn’t painful! I read about why my epidural was so painful and found out that if a nerve is touched by the needle it causes pain. I believe that must be what happened to me. It was excruciatingly painful!
I’m so happy to hear you had success with your diagnostic injections! Does your doctor recommend physical therapy to prevent further damage or to strengthen core, muscles, etc?
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I am glad that I was able to ease your anxiety about the Cervical Branch Block.
Yes to the physical therapy. I have my first appointment for assessment for reconditioning water therapy on Thursday to see what I can do, that I am nervous about but I know that I do need help to get my strength back. I have damage from my cervical spine to my lumbar. I am in constant pain from my head to my toes. I just slept three and a half hours straight which is unusual.It took over two years to get a doctor that didn’t tell me that it was fibromyalgia and basically suck it up even though CTSCAN showed the damage in my spine.
I have tried over a dozen different topicals to help ease the pain and lidocaine patches and the most effective has been Two Old Goats Essential Oil Lotion that I have been using for at least fifteen years. I even tried CBD cream which was ninety dollars for four ounces that didn’t work at all.
I finally have hope. I know that it is going to be a long process. Keep in touch, I would love to hear about your journey so far I have felt alone in this battle with pain. I hope all the best for you.