Patient Information and Instructions
Following Spinal Injections
- You may experience an aggravation of your usual pain after the injection
for 24 to 48 hours, during which the local anesthetics effect have subsided
prior to onset of antiinflammatory effect from corticosteroid, which
may takes several days.
- Should you have increased pain after the injection, you may apply
ice to the area for a duration of no more than 10-15 minutes each time,
4-5 times per day, as needed for pain.
- Provided that you do not have allergic reaction to the medication
and you do not have liver problems, you may take Tylenol as needed for
pain, no more than 3 grams per day, for the first 24-48 hours.
- Do not take any aspirin, plavix, coumadin, or aspirin products for 36 hours after the procedure. Do not take any medictaiosn which may thin your blood for 36 hours after the procedure. Please resume all your other previous medications immediately following
the procedure, on the normal schedule.
- Please seek immediate medical attention for fever, chills, increased
pain, weakness, sensory changes, or bladder and bowel loss of function.
- Please follow up with the referring physician 2-3 weeks following the procedure.
Should you have any questions, please call (650) 736-0633 during business hours. If you have pain after a procedure and it is after business hours, please call 1-650-723-2300 and ask to have the on call Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Resident Physician paged, they should call you back shortly.
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