Expert: Ronald Levy, M.D. - 3/28/2009

Question
ive been in alot of pain where i had my spinal 3 months ago.  The pain is in the middle of my back but the muscles on each side where the spinal was inserted are extremely sore.  Ive tried massaging it and even taken aleve.  I feel like maybe something could be wrong...HELP!

Answer
It's not unusual to have pain at a spinal injection site although 3 months is a little long. If the pain is not getting better, you might want to see the anesthesiologist who gave you the spinal. In general, if it's not getting worse, then likely there is no major infection, etc but it should still be evaluated.

Ronald Levy, MD
Professor of Anesthesiology
UTMB-Galveston