Spinal cortisone injection! Anyone had this?

vwkamper

Hi,

I have to go in to hospital and have ink inserted into my lower spine to see if it's viable for me to have a cortisone injection.

Doctor said it will help with my hips and legs pain but not the spine.

Anybody had this?? And what was your experience with it???

Thanks lexy.

stickywicket

I'm sure someone on here had this recently, Lexy, but I can't remember who. Maybe if you entered it into the search engine? Good luck with it.

stickywicket

Just bumping this up in the hope someone might see it who's had one.

skezier

Thanks for bumping it up Sticky the eyes are shot to bits. xx

Hi Lexy,

Loads of times and flower they are not too bad! If you can have them sedated but if you cant the local antithetic really does mean you feel very little.

They can work well though I know have the bi-latrails done with medron instead of cortisone I know they are of some or good benefit.

Don;t forget we do half decent pocket duties if you need. Cris x

Folara

Heya

I recently had my facet joints injected. It was bearable. I asked for some relaxant before hand so maybe you could do so as well.

Unfortunately my injections have if anything aggravated the condition but everyone is different and some people have had amazing results.

Good luck with it and try not to worry.

Fols x

DebraKelly

I recently had an injection into my knee and honestly its nothing to worry about and benefits far outweight any discomfort.

But the injection itself is over and done with very quickly.

I have been pain free for the past 3 months as result.

broms

vmkamper - have to be truthful and say its not the most pleasant of experiences - have had a number of them done over the years (got lots of scaffolding in my spine) but like a lot of things in medicine techniques have moved on its nowhere near as brutal as it used to be. When I had the last one done they gave me a relaxant and a local anasthestic into the injection site.

If your worried about it talk to the medical staff and they will put your mind at rest.

Phil

vwkamper

HI,

Well the time has come round injection day tomorrow and i must say
i am wound up like a coiled spring just want it over.
Have to be at the hospital at 7.30 am so early bed and a sleeping pill or i'll be up all night.

Lexy.

dreamdaisy

I've never had this done so cannot help on the event itself but I wish you the very best, I hope it goes OK and that you do gain some benefit from it after - and for a good spell of time. DD

stickywicket

I hope it all goes well, Lexy. I'll be thinking of you.

DebraKelly

I recently had a steriod injection into my knee.

Its a slight discomfort and I wasn't very well the next day but have been fine since.

Remember to rest for 24 hours afterwards.

vwkamper

hi all,

thanks for the kind words.

well i went down at 10.05 and was back in my ward bed at 10.15 how quick was that!

i left hospital at 11.30am totally numb and swollen from my belly button to half way down my thigh's, since being home i've wet myself twice because i couldn't feel a thing so degrading, so i phoned my son who went to the shop and got me the biggest size nappy there, that helped. why don't they tell you THAT when your in hospital.

i felt like i had been kicked by an angry donkey for the next 12 hrs.

anyway this morning i have my functions back still a bit numb on my right buttock tho'.
my back still hurts but it wasn't for that so now i just wait and see.

lexy.

stickywicket

I'm so sorry, Lexy. That must have been a horrible and frightening experience for you, not knowing if things would get back to normal or not. Surely they should have warned you it might happen.

I very much hope that the trend is all upwards from now on. I shall be thingking of you. Please keep us updated.

skezier

Oh Lexy that sounds like they were either in to or too close to a nerve. I have never had that problems and hope so much that it ill all settle down soon. Cris x

dreamdaisy

Oh dear, poor you, how awful. I think that with some procedures doctors are so used to doing them that sometimes they do forget to pass on some 'basic' information, they just assume that know how things will be. I think you should report this to the team that did you, feedback (either positive or negative) never does anyone any harm. I hope the numbness etc is easing as each hour passes and that you soon feel the benefit of the jab. Take care. DD

suzygirl

That must have been so frightening, I agree with DD, some 'feedback' is in order. I am not familiar with the procedure but surely that is not normal or if so you should have been informed.

I hope it improves things for you and the back pain calms down.

dreamdaisy

Hello vw, how are you feeling today? DD