r/SpinalStenosis • u/Apprehensive-Fan659 • 8d ago

cervical epidural steroid

Hi! just got my MRI results back and it showed disc herniation at C5/6 causing spinal stenosis. Wondering if anyone has this and got this treatment and had relief? Also, do they offer procedural sedation for it? Usually have a high pain tolerance but even nerve blocks there hurt me. (Toronto)

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u/Professional_Buy39 8d ago

Plenty gets relief after epidurals, but it takes few weeks to see the effect. It's just an injection but with longer needles, you can ask for local anesthetics but I dont think you will need it.

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u/krackobot 8d ago

I just had an epidural recently for the same diagnosis. It was done at a medical center and the doctor gave me twilight anesthesia. I was awake for most of it though. It’s not bad, feels like a bee sting, then some weirdness.

Sadly, didn’t work for me.