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Old 08-07-2009, 04:18 PM
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I've had almost 20 injections with 6 different (presumably very good) doctors at UCLA, UCSF, Stanford, Derby and a few other places. Three quarters of them were done with CT guidance. From my experience the results are independent of who did them and are pretty much the same (as I have described) None could explain why people like me (and they know of others like me) get negative reactions. I am very dubious that all 6 managed to hit the bone or otherwise fell short of optimum technique. Statistically, it is simply very unlikely. Interestingly, I've had neutral or positive results with oral or intravenous steroids. What I and others like me experience is a local reaction to the steroid mixture. What is different in us that makes us react like this? Scar tissue? Nerve damage? Reaction to preservatives in steroid mix? Steroid contact with the nerves? The volume effect? I think this deserves to be studied, but I don't think it is. This is the unanswered question.
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