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903A South Greeley Highway, Cheyenne, WY 82007
307-633-8100 Fax: 307-633-8108
TRANSFORAMINAL EPIDURAL
STEROID INJECTIONS
PATIENT INSTRUCTIONAL HANDOUT
Your doctor has
recommended that you have a Transforaminal Epidural Steroid
Injection in your back or neck. Please feel free to call us at
307-633-8190, should you have any questions or concerns.
Please have someone
who can drive you home on the day of your block. Relaxation
medication may be given before your block which can make some people
sleepy afterwards. Also, some people experience soreness and/or
discomfort making it difficult to drive home.
The day of your
block you can expect the following:
- You will be
asked to sign a consent form which explains the block as well as
the potential risks and the benefits.
- The nurse will
start an IV in your arm to be used to give relaxation
medications.
- You will be
escorted to the Procedure Room and positioned on your stomach on
the procedure table. If the injection is in your neck, you will
be positioned on your back.
- You will be
connected to a heart monitor, automatic blood pressure cuff and
a pulse oximetry finger probe which measures the oxygen in your
blood. These monitors help the staff to assess your condition
at all times.
- After you have
signed your consent form and have been connected to all the
monitors, you can receive relaxation medication.
- The technician
will clean your back/neck with iodine soap.
- Once you are
positioned and prepped, your doctor will insert a small needle
into the foramen of your spine and inject a steroid with or
without a local anesthetic. You may feel some pressure in your
spine at this time.
- After the
doctor has finished and needle has been withdrawn, the
technician will wash your back/neck and place band aids.
- You will be
taken to the post-procedure area where a nurse will monitor your
vital signs for 15 minutes to one-half hour.
- Once the
monitoring period is completed, your IV will be taken out and
you may go home.
- A member of
the staff will call you two or three days after your block to
see how you are feeling. Please feel free to call before that
if you have any questions or concerns.
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