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How Long Is Epidural Injection Safe?

Thank you . I have been diagnosised with spinal stensosis from an MRI I am to have treatment soon. The dr is going give me an Epidermal injection every three months. My question how long is it safe to have the injection. And if the injections don t work having surgery is very scary to me . So is the surgery real invasive or is there anything else could help. The Dr said if nothing is done then I will loose my ability to walk Scares me to death I a a female 72 yrs . Sue
Tue, 31 Jul 2018
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Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.

Epidural injections for spinal stenosis are used for symptoms and don't treat the condition itself. They can be used up to three times. It is true that surgery may have some risks, but in most of cases ( around 90%) there are good results. Surgical techniques vary from minimally invasive ones ( discectomy, laminectomy ) to multilevel decompression and stabilization, it depends on the degree and the spreading of the stenosis. Discuss with a Neurosurgeon about these issues.

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How Long Is Epidural Injection Safe?

Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. Epidural injections for spinal stenosis are used for symptoms and don t treat the condition itself. They can be used up to three times. It is true that surgery may have some risks, but in most of cases ( around 90%) there are good results. Surgical techniques vary from minimally invasive ones ( discectomy, laminectomy ) to multilevel decompression and stabilization, it depends on the degree and the spreading of the stenosis. Discuss with a Neurosurgeon about these issues. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.