He everyone,

I was wondering if anyone has had one of these injections?

I have done some research on it, and I think it is more of a "band-aid" not really anything other than to block the pain and not really sole the actual problem.

My neurologist told me that I have some compressed nerves ant 2 or 3 levels of my cervical spine and that I should try an epidural and if that does not work I should think about having a foraminotomy.

Since then I have had one ESI, a oral 6 day thing of steroids, and set of trigger point injections.

I have had no relief from any of these things and I am just wondering if it is really just time to go on to the foraminotomy.

This injury is from a car accident and I am really tired of all this stuff. The pain meds are not even really helping anymore.

If I do the facet block it is not really going to relieve the compressed nerves. It will only block the pain for a short time or not at all.

Any info or stories or advice would help out.

I am keeping my story short because it is a long and extencive history. In the last 3 years I have has 4 surgeries on my arm and was just done with the WC case and got in this car accident in July of this year. I had just gotten out of pain management for that and now I am there again and I just want to be done and Have my life back.

Please any advice!!!

Fruistrated Chrissy