I have alot of problems with back pain so my next step is an injection if it approved by my insurance first. If it doesn't work,surgery again is next. My pain starts in my lower back and shoots to my right hip then down my right leg. I have ''attacks'' as I call them every now & then.
Does anybody else have the same problem ?
i have a pinched nervein l45 region. very painful. have had medial facet block injections with no helpand permanent damage..i dont have ur mri or reports but if u cant stand the pain and the drs are saying they can give u injections which may or may not help then u are going to have to decide yourself! fromwhat i know injections are given every so often through out your life if needed and help for pain.. pain killers are mostly a temporary solution.. and all surgeries are risky...good luck to you..
I got approved through my insurance finally for 6 injections now through October. So if I need them or not they are there waiting. My first one is August 7th. If all fails, surgery is the next step but the doctor says it will not be as bad as my first 2 was in 2005 This time this doctor will not cut me all the way down my back but just a small cut in the lower back. I have alot of pain in my right hip shooting down my right leg.
Thanks for the responce.