Question 1

what is the difference between epidural cortisone injections and epidural steroid injection?

Accepted Answer

None: Cortisone is a corticosteriod, but is no commonly used in esi treatment.

Question 2

what typically happens when an epidural steroid shot does not relieve pain in back?

Accepted Answer

Steroid shot back: You need a re-evaluation and perhaps more tests and consultations to determine why the therapy did not work.  You may need other types of therapy or surgery.

Question 3

can steroid epidural shots cause hair loss or is this a myth?

Accepted Answer

Basically myth: I wish people would stop making this stuff up. Telogen effluvium can follow any major illness and rarely steroi Rx but it's usually transient.

Question 4

i had lower back problems with 3 and 4 disk with buldge.  received a epidural steroid shot still getting some slight pain should i get another shot?

Accepted Answer

Yes repeat ESI: If you got better with the first epidural steroid injection (ESI), and if you have some pain left over, repeating the ESI is a good idea. If you did not get getter with the first ESI, then it will be unlikely you will get better with repeat injections. You should remember that doctors only do 3 injections in 6 months to 12 months. Therefore, try not to wast these injections if you do not need them

Question 5

i had epidural steroid shots last week, but for a few days now i feel like i'm coming out of my skin. my body aches, i can't sit still, i dont like it?

Accepted Answer

Get back to the : Treating physician who performed the procedure, meanwhile you can take OTC  NSAIDS, unless contraindicated, wish you well

Question 6

is a rare side effect of epidural steroid injections the feeling that all your muscles were shot with novocaine?

Accepted Answer

Steroid Psycosis: Sometimes exposure to steroids can cause mental disturbance which can manifest in a variety of ways. The treatment is supportive. The symptoms are time-limited.
The most prominent symptom constellation to appear some time during the course of the illness consisted of emotional lability, anxiety, distractibility, pressured speech, sensory flooding, insomnia, depression, perplexity, agitation, audit.

Question 7

i have had 2 previous surgeries. now have either scar tissue or overgrowth at l5 from ltcage. will a epidural steroid shot help?

Accepted Answer

Not valuable: Epidural steroid injection works best when a nerve root is compressed and inflamed, if the injection is give at the correct level and side.  But you describe post-operative scarring and arachnoiditis, and this is indeed not a situation where the esi will benefit your problem.  Get a consultation from a pain specialist, and decide your next steps.

Question 8

is it epidural steroid inj. when they inj next to your spine? i didn't see the type of needle but it felt like a regular shot. was numb with a spray?

Accepted Answer

Epidural...: Done under controlled conditions with anesthesia and likely what you felt was the skin anesthetic.

Question 9

how long does it take for a steroid epidural to affect your body?

Accepted Answer

24-48 hours: Sometimes the local anesthetic will give a couple hours of relief but the steriod begins to active within 24-48 hours.

Question 10

do epidural steroid injections cause you to gain weight?

Accepted Answer

No: That is not a usual side efffect.

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