Okay To Take Epidural Spine Injections For Sciatica Relief?

Posted on Tue, 4 Feb 2014

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Question : I plan to have epidural spine injections for sciatica relief. Presently I am on xalto. Any problems; any suggestions? The attending physician is concerned that there may be bleeding if xalto is stopped slightly before the procedure.

Answered by Dr. Saurabh Gupta (-50 minutes later)

Brief Answer: stopped atleast 24 hours before the procedure. Detailed Answer: Hello, Thanks for your query. There is having a risk of forming a blood clot if xalto is stopped slightly before the procedure. It should be stopped atleast 24 hours before the procedure. I do hope that you have found something helpful and I will be glad to answer any further query. Take care

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar