Henergy Posted August 30, 2011 Share Posted August 30, 2011 My husband has been suffering with a bad back for a few weeks now & so they have decided to give him an epidural. Has anyone had one for a bad back & if so, how long before they were back driving etc ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisP Posted August 30, 2011 Share Posted August 30, 2011 I've never had one, but one of my teachers had one when I was in secondary school for a bad back. I'm not 100%, but I *think* she was driving pretty soon afterwards, possibly not home from the procedure but did drive the next day driving back to work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moochoo Posted August 30, 2011 Share Posted August 30, 2011 We give them to our patients. As it's a procedure using local anaesthetic you aren't insured to drive for 24 hours after the procedure but as long as you feel well and have full sensation in both legs you can drive after that. Although epidurals do help with pain relief longer term he still needs to protect his back and not do anything silly just because his pain will be reduced. Hope it works well for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted August 30, 2011 Share Posted August 30, 2011 A friend had this and found that it helped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henergy Posted August 31, 2011 Author Share Posted August 31, 2011 All done - he didn't find it very pleasant (needle phobia) but says he can already feel the benefits. So here's hoping he will bow make progress. Thank you for the replies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
