Post Procedure Instructions:

1. If you were not  instructed to contact your referring physician to schedule a follow up office visit, our office will contact you to schedule another procedure or an office visit. If you have not be contacted by our office after a week then call our office for further instructions.
2. You may eat or drink anything you want. If you have an upset stomach, you may want to drink liquids until it passes.   
3. Limit your activity today; have someone stay with you for 12-24 hours.
4. You may place ice packs on the injection site for 20 minutes, 2-3 times a day for the next 2-3 days, if the injection site is sore.
5. You may remove the bandage and take a shower tomorrow. Keep the injection site clean and dry.
6. Only take the pain medications that your doctor prescribed.
7. Because of the medications you have received,
   • do not drive or operate machinery for 24 hours
   • do not drink alcohol for 24 hours
   • do not sign legal papers or make important decisions for 24 hours.
8. Do not smoke for 48 hours.
9. Do not lift heavy objects and do not do strenuous activity.
10. The injection may make your arms or legs weak which will improve over the course of the day. Therefore, you must take care in handling objects, ambulating, or applying heat/cold to prevent further injury.
11. The will experience tenderness at the injection site which should improve over a few days.
12. The pain for which you are being treated may worsen for a few days after the procedure.

Contact the Office Immediately:

1. If you develop a fever greater than 100F.
2. If your pain significantly worsens, new symptoms develop, or if you experience worsening numbness or weakness.
3. If you develop redness, swelling, bleeding, or pus at the injection/incision site.
4. If you have not been able to eat or drink for eight hours after the procedure.

Proceed to the Emergency Room:

1. If you are not doing well after the procedure and if you feel that it is an emergency, then proceed to the emergency room or contact 911. Then contact the office.
2. If you are unable to urinate for eight hours after the procedure, go to the emergency room, then contact the office.