Guest guest Posted February 9, 2006 Report Share Posted February 9, 2006 Dottie, so sorry to hear you're having such a tough time controlling your pain, and you don't know why you're still having it after enough post-op time has passed to heal. I've had many different types of injections in my lower back, some pre- and others post-op. Some worked. Others did not. I really do think it depends on your individual anatomy and situation. Because I had only limited success with epidurals initially, I had to think about and ultimately have fusion surgery for relief. Make sure you're having a doctor with a very positive track record do this injection for you. Ask if you will need any local or short-term general anesthesia to reduce any pain before you go in for it. Maybe even call him on the phone to ally fears about pain before next week and your appointment. Some injections I've had did not require anything and I actually felt quite fine throughout the injection. The last one, a selective nerve root injection post-op, did require a twilight sleep-type of sedation. I was okay, but still felt some pressure. No pain, just a " presence. " You might even ask for a anti-anxiety med for the night before and the morning of to keep you feeling a bit calmer for the procedure. For what it's worth (and I'm no doctor) I don't think this injection will mess you up more, but it would be nice to know what's wrong with your back before your doctor does the injection. It sounds a bit as though he's literally " shooting in the dark. " Best of luck with this. Please let us know how it goes. At 11:23 AM 2/9/2006, you wrote: >Hi All, I had a spinal fusion in my L4/L5 ,with cage,pedicular >screws,and hip bone graft in August of 04. I can honestly say I am >worse off now than before surgery. My lower back constantly hurts,my >legs give out,and shake.The neuro keeps saying he doesn't know why,and >give it time.Until September I was taking 4mg of morhpine-3x a day,I >am allergic to anything with codiene.I stopped all meds-and gave up on >my neuro-but it hurts so much I finally took his suggestion to try >Pain Mgt........The Dr. prescribed Elavil-so I can get sleep-but it >does NOTHING for the pain and spasms.I tried neurontin-did >nada.oxycontin put me in emergency room for allergic reaction.I would >love to call and ask for something for the pain,but am afraid he will >think I just want drugs.He wants to try Trigger Point Injections-on >Tuesday I am scheduled.I am scared it will hurt-and even more scared >it will mess me up more.Has anybody had these type of shots? TIA-Dottie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 5, 2009 Report Share Posted October 5, 2009 I got my trigger point injection today. He was able to find the spot through palpation and put the injection in. So far, so good! Just a little burning from the injection, and I haven't had a Norco tablet since this morning. He also found a bad trigger point over the piriformis and is going to inject that the 26th with radiographic guidance. It's kind of funny - I don't understand why he needs imaging to see the piriformis but didn't need imaging to find the screw! But that particular spot has aggravated me since the surgery so maybe it will loosen it up a bit and help. I had my drug test this morning for the post office. I'm just waiting to hear when I go for training. Peggy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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