EPIDURAL INJECTION METHODS

Posted By WALTER BROWN on June 03, 1998 at 11:50:21:







I HAVE BEEN RECEIVING LESI INJECTIONS FOR APPROXIMATELY 4 YEARS NOW. RECENTLY MY INSURANCE CARRIER CHANGED AND I BEGAN TO SEE A NEW ANESTHESIOLOGIST. THE FORMER DOCTOR DID THEM WITHOUT SEDATION, ANY INSTRUMENTS TO HELP LOCATE THE NEEDLE NOR DID HE RECOMMEND TO LAY FLAT FOR A NUMBER OF HOURS AFTER THE INJECTIONS.
THE NEW DOCTOR FOLLOWS THE PROCEDURE I DESCRIBED ABOVE AND SEEMS TO BE VERY CAUTIOUS ABOUT THE PROCESS.
THE BENEFIT FROM THE PREVIOUS DOCTOR IS THAT I COULD GET THEM DONE ON MY LUNCH HOUR AND NOW I HAVE TO HAVE SOMEONE TAKE ME AND PICK ME UP DUE TO THE SEDATION.
WHICH IS THE BETTER OR SAFER METHOD OR IS THERE A RIGHT OR WRONG WAY. IS THE PREVIOUS DOCTOR SO GOOD THAT HE DOES NOT NEED EQUIPMENT OR SEDATION. I LIKED THE PREVIUOS DOCTOR BETTER BUT NOW I WONDER IF HIS METHODS WERE REALLY SAFE.