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Disc herniation in mri. Cervical stenosis and disc dessication diagnosed. Pain doctor recommends cervical epidural. And told me that I do not require surgery at all in future. He told me it's not very serious just compression. What to do? Will injection be safe. Will I gain a lot of weight and other side effects?
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The epidural steroid injection is a one time injection and acts locally unlike the steroid tablets which are taken orally and associated with side effects. First take medicines and physiotherapy if it still does not settle down then go for cervical epidural injection no treatment is fool proof. Surgery may or may not be required that is to be decided in the future as time goes but cervical epidural definitely helps.
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