Yes, I too have had great relief of serve pain in my back (and neck) from steroid packs. I suffered horrifically for 3 weeks after my spinal failed to ease any of my pain. After starting the steroids, I found relief. I do not know why my doctor waited so long to give me steroids. I have had this exact same scenario happen 4 times in the past 5 years. Steroids, for chronic pain relief, are frowned upon. My doctor says they can cause many things to go wrong within your systems of the body; I hate that, because they are the only thing that help me when I’m in that unbearable pain. I have a fractured L4 and L5. I was diagnosed by top neurosurgeon Dr. Vaughn Allen in 2000 . I am happy that you are pain free now. Susie