Yes I have been diagnosed with moderate to severe bilatoral foraminal sterosis at c5 c6 and have an epaduarl schedualed for friday . I am a carpenter -custom millwork builder and am not sure if the the pain will be releived by the shots if I should return to work right away or wait . As we work with heavy materails on a daily basis and I do not want to make this situation worse than it already is.
Moderate to severe foraminal stenosis should be treated conservatively initially. If not relief then epidural steroid should be tried. Surgical decompression is the choice if patient develops deficits. Thanks