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How Can Severe Backache Be Treated?
Hello Iam a 61 yr. old female that has suffered with severe back pain for seems like over 15 yrs. or more. I have had 2-failed back surgeries with bone-fusion and one-neck surgery with fusion. I am afraid to have another back surgery because I almost died during the first one and the second surgery I founded myself awaken in the basement of the same hospital inwhich I had the first surgery, then they had to quickly close me up to stop the bleeding, they had ran out of time. My question is, am I a canadid for Epidural Steroid Injections. A Dr Jeffred P. Meyer did my first Steriod Injection and I felt fantastic for an entire year. He has left Oklahoma and I truly wish I could fly in and have him do another surgery, he has relocated to Grand Lakes N.E. YYYY@YYYY
Fri, 15 Dec 2017
sure Madam
failed back surgery and if you wish not to repeat another round of going under the scalpel then epidural pain relieving injections as well as selective nerve root blocks are a good alternative for non surgical management of the disease along with neurotrophic drugs
but get a mri and thorough examination before jumping to injections as they are not a panacea for every pain need to evaluate the cause of pain to alleviate it
failed back surgery and if you wish not to repeat another round of going under the scalpel then epidural pain relieving injections as well as selective nerve root blocks are a good alternative for non surgical management of the disease along with neurotrophic drugs
but get a mri and thorough examination before jumping to injections as they are not a panacea for every pain need to evaluate the cause of pain to alleviate it
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