about injections

[Vivtom]

can anyone help with info about injections.

My wife is in constant pain and we thinking of going down the injection route.

Any information from someone who had had this treatment and can confirm,

Were they successful-were there any side effects.also was any sedation offered.

[Blue-52]

are you talking about, nerve pain injections?, or lidocaine?

[Vivtom in reply to Blue-52]

interesting reply.specialist suggested lidocaine but Doctor would not prescribe.the excruciating pains are in the neck and shoulders.even morphine does not help-hence our interest in injections.

[Blue-52 in reply to Vivtom]

Lots of doctors won’t prescribe it, it’s expensive, has she had any investigations done?, scan mri, before going down the injection route, I would suggest you speak to the doctor, and find out what is going on.

I get the same pain, it turned out not to be Fibro pain, but nerve damage in my neck and spine. I had nerve pain injections, but it doesn’t last long.

Good luck.

[Su55anr]

I’ve had steroid injections before at the hospital and at my GP surgery. The hospital injections worked immediately but GP ones didn’t do anything to relieve pain.

[jojotom]

Not sure what injections you mean but I've had one for hip bursitis it definitely worked for me and that was 2 years ago

[flashyman]

I had steroid injection in my shoulders. One didn't work the other made it worse.

But everyone is different.

Good luck whatever you decide

[moo196]

sedation 🤔😳Best thing I have ever done wrt pain is to give up diet coke and everything else with artificial sweeteners in. Definitely try that rather than phsrmacalogical options imho.