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<blockquote data-quote="Lothlorien" data-source="post: 14644" data-attributes="member: 1024"><p>Your pain management physician may offer trigger point injections and/or facet joint blocks/epidural injections. If you have one or two of these and are not getting relief from it, do not continue that line of treatment. If it doesn't work after one or two injections, it's not likely to work at all. This is in the August Journal of Orthopedic surgeons, 2006. I have seen too many times than I can count where patients are subjected to months of injections that have absolutely no worth. </p><p></p><p>Also, if you are going to have any kind of spinal surgery, go to a really good specialist at a well known hospital meant for spinal surgeries. I've also seen many times where patients suffer from "failed back surgery syndrome" (yes, that is an official diagnosis). </p><p></p><p>If you haven't had therapy, consider doing a few months of intense physical therapy first. Please be careful with the medications. Hydrocodone is moderately addictive. </p><p></p><p>Good luck. I hope the pain management physician is a good one. The ones in my area are nothing but quacks.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lothlorien, post: 14644, member: 1024"] Your pain management physician may offer trigger point injections and/or facet joint blocks/epidural injections. If you have one or two of these and are not getting relief from it, do not continue that line of treatment. If it doesn't work after one or two injections, it's not likely to work at all. This is in the August Journal of Orthopedic surgeons, 2006. I have seen too many times than I can count where patients are subjected to months of injections that have absolutely no worth. Also, if you are going to have any kind of spinal surgery, go to a really good specialist at a well known hospital meant for spinal surgeries. I've also seen many times where patients suffer from "failed back surgery syndrome" (yes, that is an official diagnosis). If you haven't had therapy, consider doing a few months of intense physical therapy first. Please be careful with the medications. Hydrocodone is moderately addictive. Good luck. I hope the pain management physician is a good one. The ones in my area are nothing but quacks. [/QUOTE]
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