That (&#@&^ doctor/procedure really screwed me up.

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I've been much worse lately and have decided to move forward with some recommended treatments.

Wednesday (2 days ago), I went for my thoracic epidural steroid injection (ESI). Wednesday night and Thursday morning were the worst. I was so flared up. There is no question about the causal relationship.... Wednesday morning, I went for the shot... Wednesday evening and Thursday morning were the worst ever.

The only issue is that I did not have the epidural. There was a missed communication and my doctor was not willing to move forward because I had been taking my mobic and this represents an increased bleeding risk. Studies have proven that this is OK in the lumbar spine, but that does not translate to cervical and thoracic ESI's.

If I had the injection, I would have been saying that it caused the huge flare up. It's hard to look past the close relationship in time, but we need to step back and realize that not everything that follows is related.

When you pick up your car from the mechanic after a tune up and within a few days you have a problem with your brakes, that does not mean that your mechanic sabotaged your brakes.

I hope this helps someone.

Mark