... they said it appeared bacterial, but they were never able to isolate the bacteria responsible. Then a week later told me that this could have been from a reaction to the decadron when it was injected into my spine.
I got meningitis 2 days following a decadron epidural steroid injection. Has anyone else ever had?
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- 7 Aug 2013 by Mardan59
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- 4 Dec 2013
- Topics
- decadron, meningitis, injection, steroid, steroid injection, bacterial
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