Arachnoiditis symptoms and conditions

I have contacted an attorney in Delaware who is willing to pursue a possible class action suit. I explained my side effects from this drug and told him of the countless others that are suffering as well. He said if I was willing to do the "legwork" and gather up names of others who would like to join this suit, perhaps we could get a class action started. If anyone is interested please reply by contacting me at ***** Please be sure to type "Kenalog" as the subject and include your name, email address, and a description of your experience with Kenalog. I will than gather your responses and forward them to the attorney. He will than contact you individually, so please include a contact number. This will take some time. So please be patient, as you know these cases take time. I have spent 15 months trying to get some kind of help from various doctors, to no avail. Someone needs to step up and take responsibility.
Hope to hear from many of you. Thank You

ARACHNOIDITIS FOR LIFE, DUE TO EPIDURAL STEROID INJECTIONS OF KENALOG. THEY'RE NEUROTOXIC AND NOT FDA APPROVED OR LICENSED FOR EPIDURAL USE. OR ANYWHERE IN OR AROUND THE SPINE AND SPINAL NERVES. DON'T HAVE EPIDURAL STEROID INJECTIONS OF ANY KIND, WHETHER WITH KENALOG OR DEPO-MEDROL SUSPENSIONS. THEY CONTAIN KNOWN NEUROTOXINS, LIKE BENZYL ALCOHOL AND ETHYLENE GLYCOL, BUT DOCTORS CONTINUE TO PERFORM THESE INJECTIONS BECAUSE THEY RAKE IN SO MUCH MONEY FOR THEMSELVES AND THE PHARMACEUTICAL COMPAINIES. STAY AWAY FOR THEM OR ELSE END UP PERMANENTLY DISABLED AND IN SUCH TERRIBLE NEUROPATHIC PAIN FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE. IF THIS MESSAGE HELPS JUST ONE PERSON, MY POSTING IT WAS WORTH IT.

Epidural Steroid Injection of Kenalog. I asked about side effects and was assured it was a safe procedure. Within a few weeks I started suffering from pins and needles in hands and feet which progressed to severe burning pain over most of my body. I now live in constant pain (far worse than my original back pain) and have been told that I probably have Arachnoiditis as a direct result of Kenalog shot. Steroid injections in the back are at best only a quick fix and I would NEVER have had it had I known of the possible side effects. This injection has ruined my life.

IN 1999,I had two epidural kenalog injections, which brought temporary relief of lower back pain,but returned after a few days. Then, I underwent a discogram, revealing two herniated and torn lumbar discs. I had two,two-level decompressive laminectomy surgeries in 2000, followed by three caudal-epidural Kenalog injections. Shortly afterward, I developed terrible burning pain from my lower back, through my pelvis and down both legs. I was referred to a neurosurgeon who implanted a spinal cord stimulator, then five months later, he opened my lumbar spine up a third time and he fused the L4-5, L5-S1 levels with allografted donor bone and implanted rods and pedacle screws. I have a strong suspicion that I developed Arachnoiditis as a result of the ESIs, but my doctors ahve all clammed up. Kenalog's data sheet states that it is NOT RECOMMENDED for epidural use, as it is neurotoxic, but doctors continue to use it on peoples' spines. I am now permanently disabled, in constant neruopathic pain and my future looks bleak. DON'T get epidural steroid injections of kenalog or Depo-Medrol, they'll mess you up for life! DON'T DO IT!