I am in the process of getting 3 steroid shots in lumbar back for bulging disk, on the last shot they moved the needle to left side since it was side with more issues, since the shot, a week ago, I have had continued pain, worse than normal, and numbness in left leg when I use it as weight bearing leg. Do I need to have an MRI to see if further damage has been done to nerve?
Hello dear, Please accept my concerns for you. Yes, since it seems that your symptoms(pain and numbness) have significantly increased acutely after the steroid shot, a follow-up MRI should be done to see the severity and extent of abnormality compared to baseline. I hope it helped.