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Hello.. is it safe to have a contrast injection in my back preceding a back steroid injection. i only have 1 kidney .. 1.3 creatinine and 64 gsr?

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Dr. Milton Alvis, jr answered

Specializes in Preventive Medicine

GoodThinking-Depends: on contrast agent, dosage & how cleared (metabolized, liver &/or kidney). Steroid injections do not have a great track record of success for back pain, especially over time. Suggest study the work of both Robin McKenzie, https://www.google.com/search?q=Robin+McKenzie & John E Sarno, MD, https://www.google.com/search?q=John+E+Sarno.

Answered 2/20/2016

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