I had several of them before having my fusion and they did not work for me, but that was me. I know of people that have great success with epidural blocks. They are not a permanent solution, but hopefully they will give you temporary relief of pain.

I spent a year getting these every few weeks before my artificial disc replacement surgery.

None of them helped and each time I had one, my back pain would increase dramatically for days afterwards. I stopped when the epidurals increased my back pain so much I had to go to the ER for morphine.

They do not cure pain, but mask it. They are not meant to be a solution. If it works, you will need to have them every few weeks until the actual problem with your back is solved.

In my case, the pain center wanted to do them every 6 weeks and my insurance would only pay for 4 a year, so if you are insured, you should look into what your coverage will be.

Hi, I had one back in the beginning (4 years) and it did the opposite to what it was ment to do. So I would say give it a go but don't hold your breath.

I had the 3. They didn't help me. They do help some people I hear. Give it a go. Make sure whomever is doing knows what they are doing and has successfully done them before.
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i had several of these and SI joint injections they did not work for me, not even for one day also the last one i had done i had no use of my left leg for 2 full days, they are costly too. i have heard a few people who it has helped, so it is worth a try. I would not repeat it if you do not get any relief with the first one. hope it works for you good luck, koilover

Hi, for me they didn't help me at all. To me it just made the pain worse. I told my PM that I'm not going to keep paying for something that doesn't do me any good. Also every body's different & it may help you. It's just something maybe you need to try just to see if it does work for you. I've been told though that they only last about 2-3 weeks, But again every body's diff, so I don't know. Sorry couldn't be more helpful.

Hi I have had 3 and it masks the pain for a little while. My next step is probably surgery. It doesnt hurt. make sure they knock you out. I have heard they do muscle damage????

I have been going to the chiropractor and have had allot of luck with easing the sciatic pain. I love the pressure point massages. it hurts so good but it does loosen up the muscles for awhile.

THANK you all so much ,,your reply help a lot i am not going to have it ,,about 12 people told me they had bad luck with it, thanks again,GOD bless you all.

waste of time, money, effort. The only real potential these shots have is in causing you more problem. Avoid

I had one a few months post surgery. It made the burning in my right leg and hip return to the level it was right after surgery. No pain involved in the procedure itself so I would at least give it a try. I have heard of it working for some people.

I had a couple of epedurals based on my back doctors reckoning. They didn't work. Then I had a mri and based on that, another epidural. It worked and has lasted six months so far. Pain is starting, but I don't know if that is because of muscle pull or the effects of the epidural are wearing off. The pain doctor did not mention nerve block when we talked, but he did say he would be seeing me again in about six months.