I used to get them bu they quit working so now they burn the nerves (Rhizotomy) and it gives great relief. The nerve repairs nd the pain returns so you have to repeat it. Talk to your doctor about it. Its ot for everyone.

I have two herniated discs in my lower back ( along with PD and diabetes). I was seen by a back surgeon ( who doesn't want to do surgery for the herniated discs due to my other health problems. As a retired surgical nurse, I feel that a doctor who does NOT want to do any surgery I should listen to him. He had me see a pain management Doctor. He gave me three cortisone injections one month apart and said that is all he will do in a year. He gives an injection into an IV that really just makes unaware of the injection so there is no pain. I can not drive anyway, but anyone who does drive MUST have a driver to get them home. Anyway I never felt the shots. My husband has had the shot with and withou sedation but he has no problems with the injection. Maybe you had the shot too close to a nerve or something or just may be more sensitive in that area. The doctor can see exactly where he is working on a screen he is looking at so they know exactly what they are doing. Anyway, I think most physicians are very knowledgeable about the effects of steroids these days. I would imagine such a bad experience would make a person extremely gun shy and VERY apprehensive about getting a second shot and the physician reluctant to do another one. All people certainly do not react the same way to treatments.

You don't want to get too many injections of cordisone. They start to make your bones thin and they you don't want to take too many. I had one injection in my hand and it changed the pigment of the color of my hand. I had one injection in my back on man that hurt. I drove home I could get out the car I was in so much pain. Hopefully you don't get those problems. But please be careful with cordisone.

I would find a new surgeon. My father had spinal stenosis surgery a couple of years ago and it worked like a dream. The only down side is that he became delirious while in the hospital and refused to eat for a weak. They also said he had aminor heart attack during the surgery but has been 100% since

@A MyParkinsonsTeam Member. I have had several rhyzotomys and they always bring much improvement for me. Who or what kind of doctor performed the rhyzotomy? If not an orthopedic surgeon, I strongly suggest you guys use one to get an effective rhyzotomy. What procedure was used? Did they locally sedate him and work while he was asleep? How about working from an MRI to see where the painful nerve endings were located? They find these nerve endings that cause pain and cauterize them. A rhyzotomy can last up to a year. The nerve endings always grow back, hence another need for a rhyzotomy. But well worth it. Let me know who and with what procedure was used. Sterling

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