This is a direction that is a logical step for you and you wont know how it will effect you unless you try it. Everyone has different response, for some it gives little relief and the shots come with a few days of increased pain untill they kick in. For others, it works for six months up to a year and sometimes this is enough time to work on PT and strenghten your core, which helps out greatly.

I have had two, first one helped me for about five weeks and was very usefull, second and last one to date didnt seem to give any releif and it flared up my back for a few days. I will probably be getting more shots in the future but I do worry about the long term side effects of steroids in this area. Hope this is usefull info and helps you get a better idea of whats going on. I know how desperate you can feel when you are dealing with chronic pain, good luck and let us know how this all turns out.