I have had 1 cortisone shot in my L3. It had total reverse effect, my left SI killed me for a month. Some sort of pain transfer. Of course the doctors had no clue. Just recently, (3 weeks)I had 6 shots of a lidocaine,, as a precursor to possible nerve ablation. I was told if this helped ,the nerve ablation would help. This procedure did nothing but make things worse. So obviously it's not in my nerve endings.
2 shots in my sacral.2 in L5, 2 in L4. I had a headache for a solid two days after the procedure. My blood pressure is still very high. Constant sweating when I don't normally. I can't wait for this stuff to make its way out of my system. I'm pretty certain I am done with shots in my spine. I can't say I will never get another cortisone shot. Shoulder or knee or something. But sticking 35 gauge needles in my spine, Just to see what happens.No more.