Lidocaine for Costochondritis User Reviews

• Kri...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• October 22, 2019

"I had severe back pain for years along my bra line area: degenerative disc disease. I would wake up in the night in such bad pain it would be hard for me to take a breath. After seeing many doctors and taking many different pain pills, I was referred to a pain specialist who gave me lidocaine injections into the sore spots of my back. I felt instant relief and was relatively pain-free for six months and had to go again. This felt like a miracle, after trying so many different things, to be able to tolerate the pain I continue to have. I wish I would have been told about lidocaine injections a lot sooner!"

• Suz...
• July 10, 2013

"After being diagnosed with costochondritis, I was given a narcotic painkiller, NSAIDs, Voltaren gel, and lidocaine patches to help with the pain (which was hideous). None of these medications provided relief, so I was referred to my rheumatologist to receive steroid injections. However, my rheumatologist suggested trying injections of xylocaine into the cartilage of the affected ribs. By the time I got home, all of the pain was gone. It has been 3 days now, and I am still pain-free. These injections were a miracle solution for me, and I would absolutely recommend trying this before doing steroid injections to anyone who has costochondritis. I did not feel the injections or the medication going in and have had no side effects whatsoever."

• Mam...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 23, 2021

"This has been prescribed for back and nerve pain. I've recently had an infusion into my hand (right) to see if it would help the nerve pain I've been suffering for over 20 years, and I have to say I'm over the moon with my 1st results. I have no pain in my back on the right side, and for the 1st time in over 20 years. I sat up on the bed without any help, this is my 1st of 3 procedures I've been told. So far, the only thing I've noticed is feeling a little over warm, and not trying to overdo things. Looking forward to my next one."