The American Cancer Society, or ACS, recommends that women ages 40 to 44 have the choice to begin yearly breast cancer screenings with a mammogram. In other words, a woman should carefully discuss the risks versus benefits of undergoing a mammogram with her doctor.
We referred her to this topic, said that post-stent pain was not uncommon and that, assuming nothing is amiss with the stent, this pain usually goes away in time. She replied today: ...you are correct about 2 days after my post the pain stopped, which made it about 6 weeks after stenting.
The long acting steroid starts working in about 2 to 5 days and its effect can last for several days to a few months. How many epidural injections do I need to have? If the first injection does not relieve your symptoms within two weeks, you will be recommended to have a second injection.