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lumbar epidural steroid spine injection

Spine Health | Last Active: Sep 11, 2023 | Replies (35)
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suerc:
You write that ----" I am awake but can't feel alot of the pain."

I had one & did feel pain, and am wondering exactly how much pain you did feel?
Aren't you numbed in the area of the injection? I must have another & am worried that
it might be as painful as the previous one. Can you be totally sedated>
Thanks

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bazzinga1234 | @bazzinga1234 | Oct 20, 2022

I recently had a cortisone shot for a pinched nerve in my L4. I took a Valium that my ortho prescribed to relax me and also they numbed the area with a shot of lidocaine before the cortisone injection. Just felt a slight pin prick Taking a tranquilizer an hour before the procedure helped relax my body. I think without it, you may feel the injection more.

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