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Mar 17, 2016, 03:43 PM
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Member Since: Jun 2008
Location: WYLTK
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Originally Posted by Travelinglady
I've had steroid injections in my back. They were helpful. I take pain meds, though. My physical pain definitely causes me to get depressed. Are you still able to ignore the pain and keep active? Are you feeling depressed, you think, because of the pain? I hope you get better soon.  |
the pain I have now comes from injuries due to a car crash a few months ago. and I still have injuries and pain basically from head to toe. so unfortunately, I am not able to be active. which really sucks cuz I love basketball 
and unfortunately, the depression was there before the car crash. and now the two are double-teaming against me, which makes for one heck of a not-good situation.
the injections that the doctor has recommended for me would be done in the soft tissue around the vertebra, in the spine, which makes it really close to the spinal cord. which in itself, is scary and risky. these shots would have an anesthetic and a steroid in them. and it would be two different procedures, injections in the neck and injections in the low back.
that's why I was curious about others experiences with these types of injections. I know there are risks involved, including making the pain worse or even numbness or paralysis. so I have to figure out what to do...
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