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Diagnosed Cirrhosis Of Liver. Have Herniated Disk. Scheduled Epidural Shots To Alleviate Sciatic Nerve Pain. Any Side Effect?
I have been diagnosed with cirrhosis of the liver. I also now have a herniated disk and this specialist is has scheduled me for a series of 3 epidural steroid shots to help alleviate the sciatic nerve pain. My question is this: Is there any negative effect to my liver when receiving this type of injection/medication?
Thu, 14 Nov 2013
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Epidural steroid injection involves small quantity of steroid injection for local action on nerves, though it can enter into blood but at lower concentration,which is not sufficient to act on other organs, so effects on other systems in body are negligible, Not much effects on liver too. You can get your treatment done.
Hope this helps you.
Regards
Epidural steroid injection involves small quantity of steroid injection for local action on nerves, though it can enter into blood but at lower concentration,which is not sufficient to act on other organs, so effects on other systems in body are negligible, Not much effects on liver too. You can get your treatment done.
Hope this helps you.
Regards
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