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How To Relieve Severe Lower Back Pain Post Cortisone Shots?

Thank you. I had a doctor give me cortisone shorts in my coccyx and sacrum. I ride horses. The Doc didn’t give me an MRI and put me under general anesthesi. When I awoke the pain was awful and walking was almost impossible. If I turned, more pain. I have been in very bad pain since injections and sometimes just sit on the floor. This Doc said pain would go away but it has been 7/8 months. What can be done to reverse this terrible problem? I can’t ride now and this is most discouraging. Do you know of a way to help me? Thank you very much.
Thu, 31 May 2018
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Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.

In my opinion, if Cortisone shots have made your pain worse then diagnosis has to be reassessed. To reassess diagnosis I would suggest complete blood count with ESR , MRI of pelvis to rule out any intrapelvic pathology like a swelling, abscess or pilonidal sinus (closed).

In the meantime start pain killers and muscle relaxants.

Hope to hear again with reports.

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How To Relieve Severe Lower Back Pain Post Cortisone Shots?

Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. In my opinion, if Cortisone shots have made your pain worse then diagnosis has to be reassessed. To reassess diagnosis I would suggest complete blood count with ESR , MRI of pelvis to rule out any intrapelvic pathology like a swelling, abscess or pilonidal sinus (closed). In the meantime start pain killers and muscle relaxants. Hope to hear again with reports. Thanks.