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Anyone had a caudal epidural injection? Did it help?
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Thank you for your info. Seems like all I have been doing lately fighting with Dr's my pain clinic dropped me like a rock as soon as they found out I was not one of there innetwork pts. I have been very comfortable going there for about 15 yrs. Now new Pain Dr's and they want to switch up injections. Why break what working ??.. they want to do a caudal epidural. Not sure what that is. Think is lower than l4-l5 because of my pain ?.... I am confused.
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I understand how frustrating it is to change Dr’s! I went through it a few months ago myself. After 8 years with my pain Dr I had to find another. I went to 5 different Dr’s until I found one I felt was a good fit. If your unsure about the Dr your seeing, don’t hesitate to look around!
I looked up caudal epidural online, it sounds like it’s an epidural injection like any other, but specific to lumbar spine. It’s a cortisone injection, sometimes with another medication added.
I’ve had a few epidural injections in my lumbar spine. Years ago I had a really bad experience with one and it scared me from having any more. The Dr I’m now seeing wanted to try them so I reluctantly agreed. I have had a pain free experience with him doing the injections. I’m so relieved because I was traumatized by that past injection.
If you feel you’ve had adequate results with the treatment you’ve been getting, tell this new Dr you want to continue with the same trmt! You have every right to ask for what you want! And ask them to clarify why they want to do a caudal injection and exactly what it is.
I’m having pain relief from epidural injections, but I’m concerned about overdoing! I’ve heard from many people they help for so long then stop. Right now, I’m thrilled to be getting some relief!
I hope you’ve found a Dr you will stay with! Different Dr’s want to try different things so there’s a learning curve at first. The best way to find out about their practice is to ask questions! Seeing a doctor is different than other services we pay for, but you are paying them and you have every right to ask for what you want! I sure hope this Dr works out for you!
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A caudal injection goes into the lowest epidural space of your tailbone and is supposed to cover everything from your tailbone to your lower back. You can search for it on any search site. I used Google. I understand how you are feeling. I'm on my 3rd pain Dr since I started with one 21 years ago. I lost my insurance 2 years ago after I retired and my new insurance wouldn't cover my existing one that I had for 11 years. I went for 2+ years before I found a new dr on my plan. It's really frustrating having to live with pain and then to have to explain everything over and over again.
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Sorry, never heard of that.