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I have scar tissue around the vertebrae from herniated disc surgery, will epidurals help pain?
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I have had w surgeries for slipped disc and decompression. I have another now but too much scar tissue to operate. I have small curve why?
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I have 4 herniated disc in my cervical vertebrea, at 70 do I get surgery orlive in pain.?
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How many Cervical Epidural Steroid Injections can one have in the same disc before surgery is necessary?
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I have degenerative disc diese. Dr wants me to get a epidural steroid injections. It all started with a tkr surgery, pain for 6 months. In knee, leg, ank?
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I have one ruptured disc and two torn discs. Epidurals have never worked, is surgery my best chance for pain relief?
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