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Oh boy - 4 epiderals and nothing
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03-12-2009, 02:44 AM
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Hi Jake
I am in the process on another round of injections with a different Dr. First was Nerve Block at L5 no relief that was three weeks ago $ 895. Second was ESI at S-1 nothing one week ago $ 1,200 pissed away.  Next appointment is march 17 maybe with the luck of the Irish this one will work  I think they also damage tissue? Dr J could help here? I will keep in touch, send me a P.M Best Wishes Gil 
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L5-S1 lam 1994 L2 to L5 DDD L3 -L4 hern Dec 2007. L4-L5 Annular fissure with mild central stenosis and moderate facet hypertrophy. L5-S1DDDDD L2-L3 Right-sided neural foraminal narrowing at and L3-L4 related to posterolateral hypertrophic spurs and facet hypertrophy. C3-C4 limited DDD 9 injections Depo. P.T. 13 months 5 dose packs, Nerve Block Injections.4 ESI S1 L5-S1 foraminotomy 09 L4-L5 Microdiscectomy 09 Reherniate 4-2010 Coflex-L Implants L4 to S1 
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03-12-2009, 07:52 PM
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Sorry Jake,
ESI's did nothing for me. I had a series of 3 over 3 weeks. Pain improved after 1st one, did not improve with 2 or 3 and by the 4th week, absolutely nothing. It was a waste of my money but worth a try - maybe.
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3 level Prodisc adr S1-L3, Oct 12, 2005 Dr. B in Bogen, Germany Severe nerve damage in left leg, still working on it
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03-12-2009, 10:02 PM
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I had 8 epidurals in the 2.5 years after my auto accident in '97. Most helped. One made me way worse. A couple did nothing. I think that most of is will receive some short-term benefit, even if the injection is in the wrong place. Some of the steriod will get into our system and help everything a small amount.
I think that very few of us will get long-term relief. IMHO, you have to have a unique configuration in which chronic inflammation generates the inflammation. If you shrink the inflamed tissues long enough to get some real healing, they might withdraw far enough so they are no longer being irritated. I think that most of us that get far enough down the road to do ESI's, already have structural issues that are too far gone for ESI good luck. I'm not saying don't try them. I don't understand (beyond the obvious financial implications) why a doctor would do a 3rd, 4th, 5th, ESI without benefit from earlier ones. Good luck... all the best, Mark
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1997 MVA 2000 L4-5 Microdiscectomy/laminotomy 2001 L5-S1 Micro-d/lami 2002 L4-S1 Charite' ADR - SUCCESS! 2009 C3-C4, C5-C6-C7, T1-T2 ProDisc-C Nova Summer 2009, more bad thoracic discs! Life After Surgery Website President: Global Patient Network, Inc. Founder: www.iSpine.org
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03-12-2009, 11:36 PM
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Did nothing for me either
I had two in low back, two in neck - nothing.
I hope it works for you but just thought it worth sharing so you don't feel alone if it doesn't.
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44 Year Old, mom of 3 DDD - l4-s1- woke up Feb 2005 and couldn't walk Tried PT, Injections, Accupuncture, drugs, etc. 2 level Prodisc ADR L4-S1, Feb. 18, 2008 Dr. Bertagnoli - Straubing, Germany - SUCCESS - Now I struggle with Neck Pain likely c5-7 PT, injections, rhizotomy.......MRI and CT Myleo not consistent with pain symptoms, waiting that out, keeping my passport valid
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03-13-2009, 01:36 AM
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Well the first one really worked - the second I think the doc missed and not to mention he was an idiot and I changed docs and He said he hit it, I like him. I just work in a very physical job as a Sous Chef and very hard on the back as well as the body - so I was just wanting some feedback
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