Question:
OK to get steroid injections in neck?

I know that NSAID's orally are not allowed post-op but what's the consensus on anti-inflammatory injections? I'm having severe neck pain that is disc related and just came back from seeing the neurosurgeon. She recommended and wrote a scrip for the injections. I will contact my bariatric doctor to see what he says but I'm always comforted by all the posties here that have been through this. Please let me know your experiences / opinions. Vicki    — Vicki S. (posted on November 5, 2003)

November 5, 2003
Yes, the injections are ok because they don't go into your stomach, but directly into your joint or wherever it is being injected. I have had several of them in my back since WLS over 3 years ago with no problem.
   — livnliter

November 5, 2003
My mom (she has not had wls) get those shots once a month for pain from a back injury. They help her, but for one week she is a motor mouth. She can't seem to get the words out fast enough and didn't realize the shots had that effect on her until we pointed it out.
   — ckreh