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Old 02-23-2014, 07:57 PM #1
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I have had the injection and my results were immediate. Lasted for almost 4 months, and I am slated for another one next week. It helped with my numbness as it calmed the nerve and took the swelling down and allow that nerve to be/act more normal. Best of Luck to you.
Thank you for the response, Sherry. I am scheduled for tomorrow afternoon and now have some hope. At this point I am hopeful as I have started to have some atrophy in am arm and hand.
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I got the injection today. Way easy. Doc had to tell me he was done. I felt nothing but the initial pin prick for numbing. It seems as though I can feel a slight change in feeling in numb finger. I feel more numbness in my foot. Will just wait out the next few days to see if there is any change. Praying for relief on numbness.
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Hi tquick,

Glad you got the injections. They are a first line non-invasive treatment for radiculopathy, along with physical therapy.

How are you doing now? For me, I have C6 radiculopathy with C4-C7 80% degenerated. I had two steroid injections over the period of a month. Neither really worked for me, so I'm taking more drastic action. However, I've talked with a lot of people who had the procedure and many say they've felt relief for 3-4 months after. Wish I was one of those!
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I got the injection today. Way easy. Doc had to tell me he was done. I felt nothing but the initial pin prick for numbing. It seems as though I can feel a slight change in feeling in numb finger. I feel more numbness in my foot. Will just wait out the next few days to see if there is any change. Praying for relief on numbness.
Hopefully that will take care of it...if not, check out cubital tunnel syndrome, or even a rarer problem of tunnel of Guyon.
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I got the injection today. Way easy. Doc had to tell me he was done. I felt nothing but the initial pin prick for numbing. It seems as though I can feel a slight change in feeling in numb finger. I feel more numbness in my foot. Will just wait out the next few days to see if there is any change. Praying for relief on numbness.
Did the injection bring your numbness to an end?

I am scheduled for an injection on Friday. I've had some burning under my arm and numbness in index finger/thumb for about 6 weeks now and doctor said I have some "right foraminal stenosis" c6 and c7 and he thinks the shot will eliminate the numbness. I don't have a great deal of pain so wondering if I should "wait it out".

Glad to hear you didn't know he was done.. that's good!.. I am a little nervous
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Did the injection bring your numbness to an end?

I am scheduled for an injection on Friday. I've had some burning under my arm and numbness in index finger/thumb for about 6 weeks now and doctor said I have some "right foraminal stenosis" c6 and c7 and he thinks the shot will eliminate the numbness. I don't have a great deal of pain so wondering if I should "wait it out".

Glad to hear you didn't know he was done.. that's good!.. I am a little nervous
Sorry for the late response. The shot seemed to have only a slight impact on numbness for a few days and then nothing. Hopefully a better result for you.
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