I have chiari with 9mm herniation (unsure of CSF, and syrinx) my CINE and Cervical Spine MRIs are on the 20th.. I have lower back troubles and have been getting Epidural Steroid Injections into my L5-S1 and L4-L5 every other month ( I have both disks herniated from an on the job accident ) Lifting a 300LB patient.. Do you think the epidural injections are a bad idea to continue to get??
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Also.. I didn't even know I had chiari until January.. I just dealt with the thousand or two symptoms I had.. !!
Shelly, I know this topic has come up before. Type in epidural, or whatever key word you like, in the search bar at the top if the Discussions page. This will bring up all past discussions about it. I have no experience with it, so no help- sorry!
Jenn
Shelly,
I recently shared my experience with epidural steroid injections (I have had them both before and after my diagnosis) with another member. Here is a link to it - I hope it helps!
Donna
http://www.chiarisupport.org/forum/topics/is-it-safe-to-get-lumbar-epidural-steroid-injections-with-a
Ive been having them every other month for 2 years.. and when I was younger I NEVER had Chiari symptoms.. I only found out about it after waking up from being sedated for a colonoscopy.. UGH!! I hope these shots aren't hurting my Chiari worse than it already is.. I have a 9-10mm herniation of cerebellar tonsils..