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A 63-year-old female asked:

I got epidural in lower back for degenerated disc and stenosis on oct. 16th.i've had several before with no problems.woke up next day with severe pain in my left hip, buttock, thigh. knee and down my legs.thigh burns feels like needles hard to walk?

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Dr. Jeffrey Gross
A Verified Doctoranswered
Neurosurgery 31 years experience
Return of symptoms?: Are those where your symptoms were existing prior to the injection? If so, seems like the injection may have worn off. If not, need to step back an evaluate these symptoms as if they are new. If pains is SEVERE and walking is limited, please have your physician evaluate you and attempt to find the source of the symptoms!
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Dr. Bennett Machanic
Neurology 54 years experience
Communicate : This ESI appears to have been quite different, and there has been an adverse reaction. There should not be managed by delay. Notify the appropriate doctor ASAP, as this needs to be evaluated and managed.
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Last updated Jul 15, 2022

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