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In general, at least two injections a couple of weeks apart are necessary for pain reduction. There is a limit to the total number of injections in a period of time (six months or a year, depending on the physician). The patient may restart the injection series after the specified time has elapsed.
Area clinics were contacted and one procedure runs 400-700. The pain is bearable without a block. It's the cause of the pain that is not and the cause might not benefit from a block.
I answered some of your questions in my earlier post, which appears just above. A selective nerve root injection is the same as a nerve block. I noted the costs in my prior post.
There is no telling if the block will work, and if so, for how long. In general, at least two injections a couple of weeks apart are necessary for pain reduction. A third injection may be an option. There is a limit to the total number of injections in a period of time (six months or a year, depending on the physician). The patient may restart the injection series after the specified time has elapsed.
The ones you describe may not be the type we may consider. These cost $190 per side or $380. The average person may need one every 3-4 months. It's two drugs and one of them is novocaine and the other is cortisone.
Anyone familiar with this type of block?
I have had the cortisone/novocaine injections several times. At least 5. Did not work for me for more than 2 hours. The doctor said he could do an ablation if the shot worked, but it never did.
Be careful who you choose to do this. One physician had such little practice that he hit a nerve and I went thru the roof with pain, nausea, fainting, and that was the end of the shots for me.
I've had a couple cortisone injections, one helped for a while and the other nothing. These steriods done too much break down the bones. I have more faith in Prolotherapy and it's just finding the practioner who does them, I'm happy I found a D.O. here who is working to help me and keep me walking.
Speaking strictly of cortisone shots, I've had mixed results.
Had them in my elbows for tendinitis and they worked great. Took the tendinitis away and it's been fine since.
Just had a second epidural in my back for a pinched nerve that's causing pain in my lower back and right leg from a bulging disk. My back is maybe 50% better but have seen minimal improvement in the leg. Pain is mostly in the calf and ankle and it hurts to walk more than 100 yards or so.
I'm not sure what to do if this 2nd shot doesn't work? Don't really want to have surgery but have to solve this problem.
I have had the cortisone/novocaine injections several times. At least 5. Did not work for me for more than 2 hours. The doctor said he could do an ablation if the shot worked, but it never did.
Be careful who you choose to do this. One physician had such little practice that he hit a nerve and I went thru the roof with pain, nausea, fainting, and that was the end of the shots for me.
Ablation means removal of tissue by surgery. Did you spell the word correctly?
2 hours?
The one we had cost $491 and were told do not expect any results for up to 2 months.
Speaking strictly of cortisone shots, I've had mixed results.
Had them in my elbows for tendinitis and they worked great. Took the tendinitis away and it's been fine since.
Why does it take up to 2 months to see any benefits from the cortisone? That's what we were told.
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