CT guided bilateral L5 selective block injection
 

Has anyone had this proceedure done? Can you tell me how much pain was involved? My neurosurgeon does ot use any local or general anesthesia. Is this normal? My condition is multilevel mild to moderate lumbar spondylosis of L4 on L5 and mutilevel moderate to severe facet joint arthrosis resulting in moderate acquired central canal stenosis at L4 L5.:eek:

Did your doctor's office give you any patient info.? If not, you may want to call and ask if he/she has some they can possibly send before your procedure.

For me, the biggest prob., afterward, has been pain that's related to positioning during procedures, though I've always been consciously sedated. What I've discovered that helps enormously - to lessen the effects - is plenty of pillows during: one at my ankle area, one under my shins, another under my stomach and chest.

Too, I usually feel a temporary increase or worsening in pain (pretty much effecting my legs the most/worst) for about 3 or 4 days, once the sleepiees (sp?) wear off. A lot of it, I suspect, is, as I mentioned, related to what's going on during the procedure.

If your doc, a PA or pre-op nurse hasn't gone over (or won't be going over) patient instructions (for beforehand and post-op) with you, it's definitely something I'd be calling and asking about.

I have a checklist of things I routinely do before and following procedures - all of which have been bilateral, multi-level.

I honestly haven't felt pain during; I've been pretty much of it. Only once did was I conscious, but it was just for a moment or two.

CT guided bilateral L5 selective block injection
 

I have had three done and I had shots in the area so I would not feel the block, but I still had a lot of pressure when they did it