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Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Michigan
Posts: 1,424
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Michigan
Posts: 1,424
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Hi JoJo ~ DEFINITELY have an MRI with and without contrast material before you have anything else done. Injections can be dangerous. If the doctor isn't extremely adept at doing these, serious problems can occur. Also, anything that is introduced into the epidural space CAN cause arachnoiditis, which is a chronic and incurable disease and very painful. It doesn't happen often, but it does happen. The success rate of these injections isn't very high either so I'd think about it. I've been to 3 pain clinics and each one INSISTED that i have epidurals, and not ONE gave me any type of relief.
I hope you can find some type of relief for your pain. Best of luck and God bless. Hugs, Lee
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recovering alcoholic, sober since 7-29-93;severe depression; 2 open spinal surgeries; severe sciatica since 1986; epidurals; trigger points; myelograms; Rhizotomy; Racz procedure; spinal cord stimulator implant (and later removal); morphine pump trial (didn't work);now inoperable; lumpectomy; radiation; breast cancer survivor; heart attack; fibromyalgia; on disability.
Often the test of courage is not to die, but to live..
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