Comments on: Epidural steroid injections for lumbar spinal stenosis http://www.painreliefpharmacy.net/pain-medication-information/epidural-steroid-injections-for-lumbar-spinal-stenosis/ If you're in pain - this is the site for you. Fri, 23 Apr 2010 15:18:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Joan LIght http://www.painreliefpharmacy.net/pain-medication-information/epidural-steroid-injections-for-lumbar-spinal-stenosis/comment-page-1/#comment-1503 Joan LIght Tue, 17 Mar 2009 18:20:57 +0000 http://www.painreliefpharmacy.net/?p=79#comment-1503 I have spinal stenosis and sciatica of my right leg. I've had one shot on the right side of my lumbar by the back dimple, but it took 2 shots to get results on the left side dimple. I'm not happy with getting these shots for the rest of my life. I'd like something more permanent to fix it, but my insurance is first Medicare and then a backup of BC/BS. Doctors offices don't want to do any micro surgery since I have Medicare. I guess they won't pay. My summation is that Medicare won't pay for any surgical laser spine surgery, but they'll put out thousands for these damn shots. They don't tickle. If anybody has a better result I'd love to hear from them. I'm only 69 years old, but I used my back driving a schoolbus for 22 years. Joan I have spinal stenosis and sciatica of my right leg.

I’ve had one shot on the right side of my lumbar by the back dimple, but it took 2 shots to get results on the left side dimple.

I’m not happy with getting these shots for the rest of my life. I’d like something more permanent to fix it, but my insurance is first Medicare and then a backup of BC/BS. Doctors offices don’t want to do any micro surgery since I have Medicare. I guess they won’t pay.

My summation is that Medicare won’t pay for any surgical laser spine surgery, but they’ll put out thousands for these damn shots. They don’t tickle.

If anybody has a better result I’d love to hear from them. I’m only 69 years old, but I used my back driving a schoolbus for 22 years.
Joan

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