Originally Posted by emseywemseywoo

Hi there Dollie-
My poor luv-u have really been through it- I feel for u and know so very well how horrible this all is- I am 34 and your story is remarkably similar to mine! Mine started at 19 after a car accident, I was getting horrific pain- had a scan- Dr said same thing! I however started with these injection s - now I'm 4 spinal surgeries and countless medical issues down the road. And have now been diagnosed with a large brain tumour- its all a bit too much currently!! Anyway to the master in hand- my spinal probs were originally herniated discs at the time at L2/3/4/5 S1 &S2 -I had 4 sets of intrathecal steroid injections into my nerve roots for the pain. I'm not gonna lie- they are very painful as they have to find the correct area causing the pain otherwise it is a pointless procedure.
Step by step I will explain- you lay face down ; free from strapping - with your arms stretched out in front, and generally a very lovely hospital tech holding them and telling you to hurt them if you need to ! The surgeon will use a thin flexible needle cannula to insert the very thin needle into the area where the pain is genorating- for you L5 /s1 - every few seconds he will take an xray image to check his entry trajectory to ensure he will hit the correct area as the nerve root affecting you is so tiny- btw the xray unit is fixed over you so you will not need to move am inch- when he his the nerve your body can not help but react- it is the most intense burning heat you will ever feel, and they say "is this recreating the pain' I remember I was like- "is the same pain but more' they in a matter of second s inject the steps and your done! For me the pain relief did work but surgically I got so much worse and that had to be sorted-"I'm literally just returning to this treatment- its early days treatment really or if nothing else is working- in all honesty- it sounds worse than it is- and if it helps it really is worth it- I wish you well and so much love- would really love to hear how you choose our get on and off you ever fancy a chat email me anytime! This is my first ever post so please excuse me waffling- but from one lady struggling with pain and health to another - I send you lots of love and hugs - take good care of u xxx