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A member asked:
Was given 1 epidural steroid injection. now my muscles are hard/rigid they burn prematurely on exertion & uncharacteristic fat on upper/lower back?
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Contact the : Physician who gave you the injection. He will want to see you and evaluate these symptoms.
Answered 12/7/2012
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Epidural: What you are describing may be unusual. You should contact the person that did the esi. Also, make sure that person is a physician and a properly trained anesthesiologist that has completed an accredited interventional pain fellowship and is doing the procedure under live fluoroscopy.
Answered 9/23/2013
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