So I am 4 days out from a bilateral steroid epidural in my L5-S1 area and I have a strong feeling it has not worked. I am trying to wait for the steroids to kick in (which I was told was 2-3 days) but sadly there has been little to no relief. My pain in my low back is still so bad I have to take pain killers to function in my daily life.
I have a question for all of you pain sufferers out there......I am running out of my pain meds and I am super nervous to ask for more. I am scared I will be flagged as an addict which I am 100% clearly not. Anyone have any advice on how to navigate this situation without sounding like I am seeking a drug for a high?
I live in pain at a level of anywhere from 5-8 and it hasn't gone down yet. I am crossing my fingers this epidural will kick in very very soon.
Also how many epidurals can you have?
After this first one I do not want to go through that ever again but if it takes 2 times for it to work why not at this point.
I hate this pain it has interfered in my life.