Had my first in the series of 3 shots of cortisone in my spine (L5-S1) today for my ruptured disc.
Anybody had any experience with this?
Epidural, just ain't for prego's!
Started by Blaster21996, Nov 16 2009 07:49 PM
5 replies to this topic
Posted 16 November 2009 - 07:49 PM
Had my first in the series of 3 shots of cortisone in my spine (L5-S1) today for my ruptured disc.
Anybody had any experience with this?
Posted 17 November 2009 - 11:01 AM
Having this done last July gave some relief for a few days or so.....
Good luck,
Philip
Good luck,
Philip
Posted 17 November 2009 - 01:02 PM
pdarnall said:
Having this done last July gave some relief for a few days or so.....
Good luck,
Philip
Good luck,
Philip
I tried to get them to skip it, and get to some cut'n! But protocol says NO!:foul:
Posted 18 November 2009 - 10:56 AM
Mine is compressed, not bulging. The Dr wants to wait and see how it goes. Have you tried PT and did it help?
Their is nothing like the wonderful burning sensation in my right hip cause by a "compressed disc" in my back. Love the pain pill, etc..... :foul:
Philip
Their is nothing like the wonderful burning sensation in my right hip cause by a "compressed disc" in my back. Love the pain pill, etc..... :foul:
Philip
Posted 18 November 2009 - 08:05 PM
pdarnall said:
Mine is compressed, not bulging. The Dr wants to wait and see how it goes. Have you tried PT and did it help?
Their is nothing like the wonderful burning sensation in my right hip cause by a "compressed disc" in my back. Love the pain pill, etc..... :foul:
Philip
Their is nothing like the wonderful burning sensation in my right hip cause by a "compressed disc" in my back. Love the pain pill, etc..... :foul:
Philip
No pt, I think it would just agrivate it again. I will say it's been 2 days since getting the EPI, and it does feel much better... pain wise.
Posted 22 November 2009 - 01:10 PM
Blaster21996 said:
Had my first in the series of 3 shots of cortisone in my spine (L5-S1) today for my ruptured disc.
Anybody had any experience with this?
Anybody had any experience with this?
I've had over a dozen of these (one cut the dura and caused a leak - required a blood patch). They've been incredibly effective for me - reduces my muscle spasms from my entire back to small ones in my lower back for about 2 1/2 months at a time. They don't like doing them any sooner than 3 -4 month intervals because it is very hard on your immune system.
Hope it works for you.
