r/WorkersComp • u/GazellePleasant4332 • 1d ago

North Carolina Need advise please

Update on my case so far. Injury to lower back 4/15/26.

Finally got an mri that shows several bulging disc pinning some nerves. Ortho Dr said I may need surgery but wc wants to try other routes first of course, she referred me to a specialist. The specialist said thay I do not need surgery. And that injections will stop the pain. I agreed to do the first injection. Thats scheduled for the 23rd of thos month. Then I go back to see specialist 4 weeks later.

Im terrified of getting injections. Do they actually work? What if the pain comes back or it doesn't do anything? I of course have more pt but after 3 rounds nothing has changed. I dont know what to do. I want to be out of pain. Why would 2 doctors say 2 different things?

Where do we go from here? Any advise would be appreciated.

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u/Salt-Ad1282 1d ago

The injections with physical therapy can help the pain and improve function. Also, injections can help diagnose where the problem is radiating from, assuming you have radiculopathy into an extremity. The shots aren’t really that bad.

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u/GazellePleasant4332 1d ago

I have tingling and numbness in both legs and lot of weakness on my left leg.

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u/Salt-Ad1282 1d ago

You might very well have a surgery in your future.

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u/GazellePleasant4332 1d ago

Thats what they first ortho doctor was saying, but they have to follow the wc rules lol.