...Which is not the case with me! Years ago I had ESI's frequently in my lumbar spine, and back then they would do them fully sedated. Then they told me some kind of edict came down from insurance companies that would not allow the sedation...said they weren't needed for that kind of procedure. So where I go they no longer sedate you...not even with Versed, nothing.

I managed to handle the pain of the lumbar injections, and subsequently the sacro injections, though extremely painful...they are nothing compared to having a cervical ESI! That's the most painful injection I have ever had. The assistant who works with the pain management doc said people often faint when they do cervical ESIs. Lovely.

So I wonder...what is the point of the insurance company to not allow some sedation for that! Sheesh!

I'm not clear exactly on the difference between the ESI and facet injections.

(((Jillybean))) what I do know is that I hope you get relief!