Several years ago, Dr. Vengurlekar offered me relief from lower back pain with epidurals which lasted at least 1-1/2 yrs. Now, I'm saddled with neuropathy in legs, feet, and partially in both hands; I am not a diabetic, so I strongly suspect, even though a medical provider has not diagnosed it as such, that the pain I feel is referred from my back....possibly L-4 & L-5. Q- I have an occluded carotid artery (brain, right side); will Dr. V perform procedure w/o anesthetic?