Spinal stenosis and lumbar steroid epidural

I am currently being treated for spinal stenosis. I had 5 weeks physical therapy, it made it worse. I had one lumbar steroid epidural injection, L5. One week after the injection I had one day with extreme pain in the groin area both sides. The pain was so severe I needed help walking. The pain vanished after one day. Could the epidural cause the groin pain and should I not have any more because this could be a sign of a serious complication?

[ksbradley21]

I too have had exactly what you have described. I have had some relief from the epidural, but the pain has returned full force. I have been told by my doctor (who did not do the shot) that I could continue to have them without too much harm to the rest of my body. I have had two. The one thing I noticed was it made the rest of my back "crackly"). That doesn't cause pain but a bit of apprehension as I did not have this before the shots. I did not have groin pain. Did you overstretch your groin getting into the position on the table for the procedure? Or did you overdo something because you had relief for a bit because of getting the shot? Don't forget the rest of our body is under stresses when the back is in pain or out of allignment. It might be easy to stretch something. Put ice on it for a few days and if it does't get better report it again. (I hope you reported the pain to your nurse at least)
Fellow feeling Kathie