Got my epidural steroid injection this afternoon finally!
What a weird experience! Initially I wasn’t nervous but then when I was taken into the room with the table and equipment I got dizzy! Cold numbing cream then came the jabs and a weird hot feeling in my pelvis and legs and I thought maybe I peed. Sure felt like it
Let’s see what happens! I’m eager to feel better

TMI, TMI female leakage eew!

Hope it helps. Keeping you in our thoughts and prayers

Hey, Smasho. My mom used to get those injections on a regular schedule (as often as they allowed it) for back pain. One possible note of encouragement: She was always sore for a day after the shot, then much, much better! So if your shots are for back pain and you still hurt tomorrow, don't be discouraged! Wait a day and things should be improved.

Good luck!
Patrice

I hope it gives you much relief fellow canine trapper with the psychedelic chaps

Hope it gives you some relief.

I hope you become pain free. Since you are on your feet all day at the vet's office, it might be good to get some orthopedic shoes. They often help with back pain too.

Keith

Praying for lasting back pain relief for you.

hope you feel better soon,

I hope things work, the injections I’ve had has been in to the muscles around the spine for disc herniation, the doctor didn’t want to do direct injections for infection fears, even then pain was very intense but after awhile things felt a lot better, took time but it did help. At first I thought you took too big of a pinch of tobacco.

Well how did it turn out after it was all done is it better or too soon to tell yet? Hang in there it’s a tough thing to deal with me and my chiropractor are good friends.

Thanks everybody!

Law Dog too soon to tell but I’m sitting on the couch watching Dracula Untold and I’m not in pain. Feeling like maybe someday soon I can wreak havoc again!

Those coyotes won't stand a chance next season.

If I feel good enough I’ll skin em with my teeth Kyle!!

Watching Dracula tonight and The Gorgon tomorrow night are you going to leave the couch.

You're going to need a different kind of shot for that.

FYI

The numbing agent will wear off before the steroid kicks in
So if you wake up in the morning thinking that didn't last long, give it a few days for the steroid to do it's job

We see about 60 patients a day
Do everything from trigger points to kyphoplasties in our clinic
(I xray, not a doctor )

Thank you for that. I just told my mom I felt like I can take down an elk. Maybe I’m jumping the gun lol

Gotcha!!!!!

Poor Chuck! You'll torture the Poor man to death now.

Hope it helps you feel better, Smash.

I’ve had 6 injection sessions over the last year in my lower back and 3 nerve alblations. The steroid injections never did much for me; 1 out of 3 nerve ablations kind of worked a little. My L5 is basically gone, L4 is at 50%. Pars defect on both sides of my L5 and lots of arthritis. I’m 44 lol. I hope your treatment works out for you.

Did you get the cause diagnosed?
I had constant back, hip, knee, shoulder and neck pain. The lower back was getting worse a couple months ago. It used to go away after I “took it easy” as much as possible but this time it wasn’t. I took a new job in our forestry department 3 weeks ago so no more line work. What a difference! And I haven’t even gone to the chiro to get a realignment! Money & OT is about the same, but it’s like working for a completely different company. No regrets.
Good luck Smash!

When I read the title, I thought you were taking up Copenhagen.

I’m same age as you Outlaw. You gonna need surgery??

Also guys snuff is gross . I don’t know how some of you get kisses from your wives.
Stinky!!

Ice pack non stop first 24 hours. Full benefits 7-10 days. If it’s your first one you will feel like a teenager for a while Don’t get stupid lifting for first 4 days any way

No surgery any time soon. There’s no guarantee it will ease the pain, but I am guaranteed to further increase the spread of the disc degeneration up my spine by isolating off the bottom portion. So far, the best remedy I’ve found is to continue running and working out while basically adhering to a strict carnivore diet. It’s amazing how much less inflammation, aches and pains one has, when you aren’t pumping a pile of inflammatory processed carbs and sugars into your body.

take any relief you get to do low impact core strength exercise often

I have 4 ruptured disks basically everything lumbar and a fractured L1

core strength is so huge to not hurting

I did most of this damage in my early 20s I would be good all summer than Febuary March would about kill me
I had a desk job by that point and hunting season was all over , I would get in a rut of work sleep work sleep maybe toss in shovel snow and bounce around frozen roads in my truck.

my back would get weak and pressure on the disks would be real

while you don't need to go to a gym , that 45 dollars a month during the winter on the gym membership would absolutely be getting spent on Doctoring and doctors bills if I let my back go in the winter like I used too , that just hurts too much.

lots of core like dead bugs to start went to a couple physical therapists , got one really good one that went beyond the stretches to loosen up tight and give relief and got me into the exercises to build the core strength

dont get ahead of yourself. take it easy for 3-5 days. when those did work on my spine issues it was usually the 3rd or 4th day after the injection. Good luck and prayers for relief.

I’m ready! A Hammer Horror night!!!

I figured as much.

Epidural?
Congratulations are in order.
Two pages in, but no mention of whether it was a boy or a girl?!
My wife went into delivery mode before they were able to give her the epidural with our second son. Boy, did she cuss me out like it was my fault...

Carl I had nine kittens.
I’m accepting Chewy gift cards. No reason to have a shower at my age

By any chance do you drink diet pop? That aspartame crippled me up in the past I started drinking Zevia never had the issues I had with aspartame just a little and my joint are aching big time.

No I have pop sometimes but not often and certainly not diet pop

Good thing you don’t that stuff is poison people don’t realize what it will do to some folks.