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I am not actually sure if it is a radiologist or not who performs this, but the Dr. who did my discogram also did one of my injections. First they will hook you up to an IV and they will administer an antibiotic. Then they take you into the room where the procedure will be done. They had me...

Tami! I have been thinking about you every day! Are you in a lot of pain? How does the pain now compare to the pain before? How long were you in the hospital? I saw my doctor last week. He put me on disability, is having me do PT 3x a week for a month, and then I will be having a 2 level...

Thanks guys. I am calling another place tomorrow to get an appointment. I will keep you posted!

Hey Monkey. I have this and I am a little older than your son, 27, but still young. My fracture goes all the way across the L5 pars, so because of this, that chunk of bone is hanging out on it's own in there and my L5 vertebrae is slipping forward. For conservative treatments I have tried...

Does anyone have any insight? The headache became so bad over the course of the day. It was the closest I have ever gotten to a migraine, and it was only on my left side. I read my discharge sheet from when I had my injection, and it stated that headaches were a possible side effect, but this...

Hey Dr. Pepper- I am actually on an anti depressant. I have been since I was 14. (it runs in my family). I am on Celexa and that sure as heck doesn't do a thing for my sciatic. I am depressed though, you are right. I am trying so hard to focus on the holidays but that is hard when you...

Hi- I had my second nerve root injection last week on New Years Eve. Neither one has given me any relief. And I also swear that after each one my pain has permanently gotten worse. I have grade 1 Spondylolisthesis at L5 on S1, disc disease with a tear and bulge at L4/L5, and a herniated disc...

Ummm, why can you not take ibuprofen after a fusion? I am meeting with a surgeon tomorrow to schedule my fusion, and I have never heard of this before.

I'm glad you are at least having a consultation. The doctor can give you an idea of what neeRAB to be done. And I am so happy that the Back to Life is making you feel better! Yay! My attitude has become rotten at times as well. It is no way to live or even just exist. I have been pretty...

I would go see a different Dr. and get a second opinion. Obviously something is wrong if there is inflammation present. Are you taking Ibuprofen or Aleve? Both of those are anti-inflammatories. You can also get prescription anti inflammatories that are stronger than the over the counter stuff.

Hi- Jinks- My pain isn't unexplained, but it is just getting worse and worse. My leg/ groin/ foot pain used to only be on the left, and now it is on both sides. The only nurabness I get is in my toes, when I am in a sitting position. I also get electric feelings in my legs. Every night I...

Hi! Thank you so much for your response. I thought the Dr. I saw today was going to be an orthopedic, but he was a pain specialist. I have already tried seeing my regular Dr. and that got me nowhere! My pain started 5 months ago. It started as somewhat tolerable, and has intensified over...

When I had it done, the nurabing stuff they injected in only lasted for 30 minutes as well. The pain started coming back on the car ride home. I was also told it should last the entire evening. It is also normal to have increased pain afterwarRAB, and it can take anywhere from 7-10 days for...

My injections never did diddly squat for me either, even after more than one. And I got a nice big fat bill for each one, so I decided not to have another one. One suggestion, and I know many might disagree with me, but I didn't have any luck with a nuero. He pretty much blew me off since...

Good luck on Tuesday! My Dr. didn't feel the need to mess around with another shot either....

Hi and welcome! You will find tons of support on this board. About the nerve block, you will not see results immediately. It takes 7-10 days for it to work. The immediate relief you felt was from the nurabing medication they inject before injecting the steroid. The reason they ask you your...

I can't think of anything other than my spondy that would be causing this, especially since the headaches are one sided. I don't consume any artificial sweetener, so it couldn't be that. I found out that my dizziness is some sort of bug. My dad had the same symptom last week. But add that...

I am wondering if my chiropractor has done more harm than good to me. I started seeing her fairly regularly when I was in my third trimester of pregnancy. This past May (8 months post partum) I started having chronic pain. She claims to be able to help me but things have only gotten worse. A...

You may have herniated a disc at the gym. The pain you have running down your legs is from something in your lower back pressing on your sciatic nerve. An MRI will be able to show that. I am going through something similar to you, and I am your age, well, 27. Get an MRI and don't go back to...

Thank you! I am only 27 and this will be my first real surgery. (I had a vaginal Hematoma repair in the OR after having my baby). Needless to say I am very un-experienced. Should I ask about anything post op? Will there be different recovery times with different methoRAB of surgery? I am...