Unresolved Pain After Epidural Injections

Maybe the initial diagnosis was incorrect. Many people don't consider this an option because we are taught to believe that the physician/provider is all knowing, but unfortunately this isn't the case.

I have misdiagnosed people. I have had patients fail my treatments because my diagnosis was incorrect. This is a hard reality to swallow sometimes, but it's part of the practice of medicine.

If you’re new to my channel, my name is Dr. Drew Timmermans, ND, RMSK. I’m the founder of Regenerative Performance in Gilbert, AZ, specializing in interventional orthobiologics, which is just a fancy way of saying we help people reclaim their life from chronic pain without steroids or surgery. We challenge the conventional pain management approaches by addressing the root causes of chronic pain.

How I got here…

22 yrs old: Graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology from the University of Western Ontario.
23 yrs old: Competed as a long sprinter, anchoring the 4x400m relay to a silver medal at the Canadian national championships, contributing to Western's first national title in men's track and field.
23 yrs old: Started working as a personal trainer for GoodLife Fitness in Canada, quickly becoming one of the Top 10 Personal Trainers nationwide.
23 yrs old: Herniated two discs in my lower back, ending my track and field career and sending me into a multi-year battle with chronic pain.
24 yrs old: Enrolled at the Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine (now Sonoran University of Health Sciences) after discovering my passion for naturopathic medicine.
26 yrs old: Still battling chronic back pain, I finally became pain-free through a platelet-rich plasma injection.
28 yrs old: Graduated and become a licensed naturopathic doctor.
29 yrs old: Completed the first-ever residency in regenerative medicine and integrative pain management at the Neil Riordan Center for Regenerative Medicine.
29 yrs old: Co-founded Regenerative Performance to help people with chronic pain just as I had been helped.

Today: We help people who have chronic joint pain reclaim their life with cutting edge treatments like platelet rich plasma, and stem cell therapy.

To everyone battling chronic pain, remember that your story is still being written.

Never give up.

Dr. Drew Timmermans, ND, RMSK

FULL DISCLOSURE: I create content to share my expertise and help as many people as possible. My goal is to build trust and provide valuable information to those seeking alternative solutions for chronic pain management and bring in new patients into our practice.

[iamgabriel]

I had these injections. I had about a month of relief but years of rebound pain and recovery from that. I experienced leg weakness, extreme muscle spasms in my back, exacerbation of carpel tunnel syndrome, memory loss, and mood swings. It's taken years to recover from those injections. Surely, I can't be the only person who has had this experience.

[dutchezzfoxy]

Two days later and have a pounding headache that makes me dizzy

[tsireledzoligugela]

Today marks 15 months of experiencing backpain because of epidural

[marcuzez]

Someone need to also talk about the after symptoms they can be more extreme before the epidural starts working if it works, and pain medication not helping which adds to no sleeping

[angelicag]

I would love to see you I have had two sets of bilateral epidurals. But I’m in more pain then I ever was. It hurts I’ve been to so many doctors and they all want to do more epidurals but the first two sets that I had pained me even more. I’m scared for the future

[simo-dvxk]

Hi Dr, would a PRP cervical epidural be too risky and not worth it when there is severe central/foraminal stenosis with cord compression? I'm guessing you can't really inject too much PRP as there isn't much space to work with? Also could injecting PRP cause even more cord compression and possibly hemetoma? Thanks.

[destiny]

Wish you were in florida.. I have had about 3 injections an we cannot find the pain source ):

[hasnainnazar]

I have worst pain after 4 dyaz of epidural and it is still
Today is 6th day why

[annaspears]

I have had over 10 epidurals from having babies my back pain is so on bearable I really wish there was a way that you can help me

[亗AZ-APACHE亗]

My wife has gotten an Epidural Injection during pregnancy and now she's going througb constant back pain. What can i do to tempararely relieve that until she can go to the hospital?

[RizwanAli-meyd]

sir please tell me..i was injected i L5 S1 at the time procedure dr injected in my leg vein and i shouted is this happen during procedure ?...now i am having pen even after epidural injection in spine...