Skin tears can hurt and lead to infection. Skin tears are among the most common forms of injury, no doubt thanks to the sheer number of causes. These tears actually occur when the skin, or dermis, begins to separate from itself, an especially painful experience that can lead to infection if the damaged area remains untreated.
Epidurals and facet injections are usually limited to less than 10 per year because of the effect the steroid used can have on your system. Most herniation's that require an epidural are scheduled with 3 in mind over a 3 week period, one for each week.
Ask a question. Epidural Injection and ED. notknowingitall. Exactly 4 weeks ago I had an epidural shot at the L4-L5 level, left side, the neurologist who did the shot gave me two shots: one at the spine L4-L5 level (or so he said) and another one in the muscle at the S1 level (left side upper buttocks).