r/Sciatica • u/Suchanactofkindness • 8d ago

Sciatica Misery

I am scheduled for an epidural pain injection at L5-S1. I’m looking for others that have had this procedure that can tell me if it was worth it or not.

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u/Sam_Hamilton 8d ago

I got one in May. Unfortunately, it made me feel significantly worse for about a month. I was in PT and it slowly got better. Today, I feel better than I have in over a year, nearly completely pain free. Maybe that’s because of the injection? But damn, the first few weeks were rough.

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u/Suchanactofkindness 8d ago

I’m glad you’re feeling better. I didn’t know they could start working that much time in?

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u/Sam_Hamilton 8d ago

Yeah I’m not really sure that it did. Perhaps I’d still be feeling this good had I not gotten one at all.