Cervical Epidural Injection Tomorrow!

[Guest guest]

Hi Everyone!

Just wanted to chime in real quick and let everyone know that I am having a

cervical epidural injection tomorrow. Anything I should be expecting as far as

pain? I had an injection done last year but it wasn't the same as this one. It

was very painful and very scary! This new doctor is ensuring me that he will

make it a pleasant experience but I am still very very nervous!

 

Also, does anyone have issues with their facet joints? Anything that can be done

to help those?

 

I hope everyone is doing well!!

 

And to my Olivia, I am going to send you a note tonight!! Sorry, it has been far

tooo long!

 

Take care everyone!

[Guest guest]

Hi , Wishing you good luck with your epidural tomorrow!

For me, I have had many, too many to be able to remember the amount

of them but my doctor is real good and besides for being prep'd and

waking up I can't say that I remember anything of the actual

procedure...which I made him promise before going in! lol!

Afterwards you should go home and lay down, use ice because even

though you cannot see anything from the outside, your insides will

have swelling and you might feel a little bit jumbled up inside

(different from the RF...radio frequency...procedure in which you

wake up and can't feel your head!) try to lay as flat as you can,

using just a flat pillow if possible. If you're prone to getting

headaches sometimes the inside swelling from the procedure will put

some extra pressure in your head and can cause one, laying flat and

using ice should help that. Any exta discomfort that you're feeling

from the actual sites should get better in the coming days. From

experience I can say that what they use (Cortisone & anesthic?) can

give you some side effects. I had hot flashes, puffy faced, increased

appetite (which then caused weight gain) and general feelings of

bitchiness (my husband would gladly attest to that! lol!). All of

which became less until gone after I'd say two weeks for me. Everyone

is different. Just take care & rest afterwards. Just because you

don't see much from the outside doesn't mean that inside hasn't been

dissrupted and need a little TLC.

Well wishes being sent your way!

Debbie

And a shout out to Livie from me too! : )

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> Hi Everyone!

> Just wanted to chime in real quick and let everyone know that I am

having a cervical epidural injection tomorrow. Anything I should be

expecting as far as pain? I had an injection done last year but it

wasn't the same as this one. It was very painful and very scary! This

new doctor is ensuring me that he will make it a pleasant experience

but I am still very very nervous!

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> Also, does anyone have issues with their facet joints? Anything

that can be done to help those?

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> I hope everyone is doing well!!

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> And to my Olivia, I am going to send you a note tonight!! Sorry, it

has been far tooo long!

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> Take care everyone!

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[Guest guest]

Hi !

Glad to hear that your epidural went well yesterday and I'm sorry

that you're not feeling well because of it. Try to remember that

everything that you're feeling right now is a normal reaction to what

you've had done and things WILL get better than how you're feeling

today. The stress, getting yourself upset to the point of shaking,

tightens all your muscles up and that alone can make you feel like a

truck hit you...now add the procedure on top of that and of course

today will be a rough day. Give yourself a TLC day, take your meds

(not sure what you take), use ice today too as it's still the first

24 hours, listen to music, watch tv (no horror movies! lol!) use some

aromatherapy (lavander if you have it) and take it easy.

Have you gotten your headache under control yet? at least down to a

low roar? My doc always tells me the, first day (meaning today for

you) stay put, this will make the rest of the days more bearable. The

first few days can be uncomfortable and then you should see

improvement. Hopefully to the point where you get better than where

you were before you had the procedure done. Then ride it out and see

where you stand with your pain once you know what this procedure did.

I don't know your age or your history (I think I missed that message)

but don't jump into another procedure until you give this one plenty

of time to settle. I think the procedure that you're talking about is

the Radio Frequency (or RF) that cauterizes the nerves, sort of like

nicking them is all that's needed using RF to disrupt the pain

patterns and can help with the pain & radiating pain and last

approximately six months, although it can last longer than that too.

Again, everyone is different. I have had this done many times (both

cervical and lumbar) the recovery from it is very much like what

you're going through now only after having it done for the first 24

hours or so you feel pretty numb from it and have to be careful

because of not feeling.

Hope you start feeling better soon!

Debbie

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> > Hi Everyone!

> > Just wanted to chime in real quick and let everyone know that I

am

> having a cervical epidural injection tomorrow. Anything I should be

> expecting as far as pain? I had an injection done last year but it

> wasn't the same as this one. It was very painful and very scary!

This

> new doctor is ensuring me that he will make it a pleasant

experience

> but I am still very very nervous!

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> > Also, does anyone have issues with their facet joints? Anything

> that can be done to help those?

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> > I hope everyone is doing well!!

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> > And to my Olivia, I am going to send you a note tonight!! Sorry,

it

> has been far tooo long!

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> > Take care everyone!

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