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Cordal Epidural Injection

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george37332
george37332

Tomorrow I have this procedure given by a Pain Management Consultant

This is for continual Sciatic Pain in the legs which impair mobility.

Anybody have experience of this procedure?

How long did it last?

I understand two per year can be given because of the |Steroid component of the injection.

George 37332

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  • CHICO_MARX
    CHICO_MARX george37332

    Posted

    Had the same thing.  Shots did not work...nothing worked.  My neurosurgeon did an MRI and found a bone spur "crushing" (his word) my sciatic nerve root at L4/L5.  Simple laminectomy...immediate and permanent pain relief.

    • george37332
      george37332 CHICO_MARX

      Posted

      Thank you for this..still optimistic as this is scar tissue from two previous oprations for disc herniations
  • BillyP
    BillyP george37332

    Posted

    I have a synovial cyst on a spine facet joint that is pressing on the sciatic nerve sending severe pain down the right leg........ i have had those injections, whereby for me, the cyst is drained ,then steroids injected into the area for pain relief........

    The first one  (a year ago )worked good ....since then they have not worked at all.....

    I am going in for another one at the end of the week........here in Aus we can have 3 per year.........it is done while you are in the MRI machine so they can track the needle position......its a very thin needle and the procedure (for me anyway) was not too bad.....i am hoping this one is going to work.......i have about 8 needles in the procedure......fingers crossed...........

    (nothing to loose but your smokers cough sort of thing.............

  • bev52304
    bev52304 george37332

    Posted

    How did you get on with your injections George?
    • george37332
      george37332 bev52304

      Posted

      Fine, a little painful injections but helped a great deal especially as I was going on holiday.

      Well worth pushing for.

      Incidentally,  the spelling I discovered is "Caudal" epidural.

      Sciatica pain relieved for the moment, time will tell. Trying to reduce Gabapentin medication as "Mind numbing"

  • bev52304
    bev52304 george37332

    Posted

    Hi George, how did you get on with your injection? I'm booked in for same in two weeks and would appreciate your views. X

    • george37332
      george37332 bev52304

      Posted

      Still worth doing definitly recommend. My local hospital allows up

      to 2 Caudal Epidural Injections per year.

      Seeing Consultant 31st August 2017 will ask for another one early November,2017 and therefore ask to be kept on books.

    • george37332
      george37332

      Posted

      Still worth doing definitly recommend. My local hospital allows up

      to 2 Caudal Epidural Injections per year.

      Seeing Consultant 31st August 2017 will ask for another one early November,2017 and therefore ask to be kept on books.

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