misdiagnosis

[Maria]

Can you give a bit more detail about the shots? I don't know if you're talking about an epidural steroid injection type of thing for your cervical spine or ?

These types of injection if they work usually create a bit more pain for the few days to a week if it's your very first injection. If it is your 2nd or 3rd injection (can be a series of 3 over a period of time with at least 2 weeks in between) the relief may be rather immediate and last for up to about 3 to 4 weeks and sometimes longer.

But I am not sure if that is what you're talking about.

Steroid injections are not a cure but rather just a type of medication that is a super anti inflammatory drug that bathes the spinal nerves and calms the irritation of perhaps a disk leaking material out on a spinal nerve.

That being said sometimes the treatment used isn't either the treatment needed, may not have been aimed at the correct level or offending disc, or just may not work for some. And some people may not tolerate steroid material very well. Some people just don't get relief with steroid injection treatment or have an aggravation of problem.

Was this procedure done with fluoroscopy?