I am 68 years old. My injections are a steroid type but I am not sure the name of the drug. My doc Katz is also an anesthesiologist and pain management doctor. When I had the first injections he said that if I get relief from them we will know that it is the facet joints that are causing my pain and I did get total relief. Since I only need to get the injections approximately once a year my doc said that it would be okay to continue with them if that is what I wanted to do.

I had lumbar facet injections about 7 months ago. Be patient, at first I didn’t think it was a success but within 10 days I was fine. I will repeat when and if it fails. I spoke to one lady who had gone 2 years. Sometimes you need to repeat it but that’s OK too. Be positive, good luck with it. I recommend it!

Hi I have been getting facet joint injections for about 3 years now but mine are in my neck. For me these injections work really well giving me pain relief for 8-9 months. My first injections lasted about 4 months, the second injections lasted 6 months and now they are up to nine months. They are a game changer for me allowing me to have a good quality of life.