I helps me, I need them four times per year

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I've been going to a pain clinic for over 4 years and have been on oral medications and duragesic patches. 3 months ago (after a new doctor came in) they gave me bilateral epidurals and it was the most wonderful thing ever! I had a repeat of them last month (as a kind of 'loading dose') and then will take them again in 3 months or so. Oh how I wish they had done the epi's to start with! Then I would never have had to deal with the other medications! I literally went from laying in bed most of the day to walking the mall! I can't say enough good things about it. Try it, hopefully you will respond to it and it will make a difference in you life. If it doesn't work for you, at least you will know and can move on to something else.

Purrs--Laura

i'de had them but did not work for me! but my wife does get them, she get 4 at a time in her lower back, which does work! but you have too find out which drug they are putting into your body ! make sure everytime they inject you you have the name & how much! & where they inject it very important! good luck! please keep me posted ok enjoy your friday!

Can someone tell me more about these epidurals? They sound like something I should be requesting for my chronic nerve pain.

I'm getting my 5th or 6th one next Friday. They've all been done within the past 3 months. The one in my neck helped for about 2 months but I've heard of them working for people much longer. I wish you luck if that is what you decide.

Hello Colleena, I've had the epidurals, nerve blocks, facet blocks and rhizitimy's, each one help for a short time. It was never beneficial enough to go back for the second one. I have the neuro-stimulator implant now. That helps pretty good, 30-80% pain relief. With it I can wlak straight up, not slouched over. The last epidura I had was almost a year ago. It lasted me 18 hours. Sorry I couldn't give you a better testiment for it.

HUGS!! Renee xoxoxo

Hi Colleena
Been getting epidurals for about 7 years. Have a wonderful pain managemnet doctor who guides me well in all areas of my pain. I am now at the point where they do little or nothing for me so I have to go in 2 weeks to the hospital for day-op only to get a nerve block. This is like getting 3 epidurals at once, meaning that they will hit 3 nerves at the same time. I am also a little nervous since I am 4 months post-op from brain surgery and really do not want to go into the hospital for anything. But as you know when the pain is so bad from the back, we will try anything to walk without pain. Good luck. It was fabulous in the begining!....Joya