I have had too many epidurals in my lifetime, shoulder, neck, back, tailbone, and have had them ongoing for many years for my back.....they do help,,,,,,BUT the one thing I was never told is that I now have STEROID INDUCED DIABETES because of them.....I'd never even heard of this before and was never warned about the possibilities of developing it.....I finally found a great NeuroSurgeon in Las Vegas and am now pain free from my back pain....I just wish this procedure was available 20 years ago......