I have had several epidural and facet injections under mild anesthesia and with today's pain medicine specialist you rarely feel anything but the bee sting from the local! The procedure takes 5 - 10 mins. if that and you may feel some pressure in your back during it but rarely pain. I am always anxious until we get started and then the mild anesthesia relaxes you and then it is over and you are feeling the benefits! I last had a deep hip injection Friday B4 last and literally felt nothing but the sting from the Lidocaine at first. These guys who do these injections are VERY good! Hope you will relax and not worry so as these injections are so helpful.
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