anyone had a cortisone injection?
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straight into the shoulder joint in 3 places hurts like merry , a good doc draws up painkiller into syringe last , jabs it in quick then pushs painkiller in waits then pushs on into the joint for max affect , feels nice and warm in joint and will have movement again , will ache for a few days after , then movement will improve with time and physio
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Do they do this for Tennis elbow? (******* cramp), Ive just finished a two week course of medication for Tennis elbow and it hasnt helped one little bit, was wondering if a cortisone injection would be the next step.
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It was to treat a rotator cuff injury, which I gather is just a load of inflammation causing decreased range of movement.
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Have them in my shoulder fairly often. Usually hurts more for a couple of days then get a good few weeks of less pain. Just about worth it for me but some people get a lot more benefit.
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I had three in the shoulder, they took x-ray like scans to find the best places (right by bone). Marked the spots with pen and then injected. It hurt like holy fvck but I had to man up as I was half naked and there was a female nurse watching.
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Yup I had cortisone a few times now, prior to surgery on it. It's not painful as such, but can cause swelling and tenderness to the arm/hand.
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hi mate i had one in shoulder just last week and my god did it hurt lol, it didnt work instantly but after couple of days it eased the pain a bit,i am not looking forward to the next one lol
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FFS I wasnt hoping to hear that, the medication has not had any effect at all so far and the course is now finished, I'll phone the quack in the morning and ask for another appointment.
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I had one in my shoulder - didn't hurt too much
On the downside i reacted badly and swelled up like a balloon in minutes !
After tests at hospital - turns out i'm allergic to the anaesthetic used - Lignocaine
On the downside i reacted badly and swelled up like a balloon in minutes !
After tests at hospital - turns out i'm allergic to the anaesthetic used - Lignocaine
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I had three. One in each shoulder for separate rotator cuff injuries, and one into a toe.
All have been delivered with anaesthetic, so they have not hurt at the time, although having someone jab a needle in and out of the joints in the toe wasn't pleasant.
The first shoulder jab was quite uncomfortable over night as the anaesthetic wore off. The second one was painless all round. Both cured significant pain the I had been suffering, for several years in the case of the first injury.
My late father used to tell a story of having cortisone injected into his eye in his late teens early twenties. By far the most painfull thing he ever experienced.
All have been delivered with anaesthetic, so they have not hurt at the time, although having someone jab a needle in and out of the joints in the toe wasn't pleasant.
The first shoulder jab was quite uncomfortable over night as the anaesthetic wore off. The second one was painless all round. Both cured significant pain the I had been suffering, for several years in the case of the first injury.
My late father used to tell a story of having cortisone injected into his eye in his late teens early twenties. By far the most painfull thing he ever experienced.
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Had one years ago after a really bad kidney infection. One of the most painful things I've ever had (in my back). When I got out of the hospital I sat and cried in the car with the pain. Don't ever, ever want to have another one.
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I had anti inflamitories, followed by 3-4 rounds of cortisone, before they decided on the surgery. The cortisone tended to last 4-6 weeks before the pain returned... Been about 3 years since the surgery now, and touch wood it's a lot better, so well worth it.
The injections are not tooooo bad, in the long term, a few days of discomfort for a good few weeks, if not months of pain free existence. Well worth it. First one I had, the swelling was so bad my hand puffed up so much I had to take my watch off lol. Was sore for about 5 days but gone by the end of the week.
All treatments after that were far less uncomfortable.
I agree though, the bone scraping with the needle sucks lol.
Having the elbow drilled duri surgery ain't much nicer lol
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I had mine in the shoulder, rotator cuff issues which didn't get better by physio and ended up having the end of my clavicle removed.... Cortisone injection didn't hurt, but putting the pain relief in first did for some reason. Cortisone worked almost instantly and relieved the pain, though only lated about 7-10 days before the pain returned.
Got the other one playing up now, but loathed to have another injection. That should tell you something!
Got the other one playing up now, but loathed to have another injection. That should tell you something!
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I've never had one personally, but I think you'll just have to wait and see (and be brave) as it seems there are mixed opinions.
I've just had a very minor operation that the consultants wanted to do under general anaesthetic but for my own reasons I didn't want that, they said it would be way to painful to do under local, but I went against their advice and had it done while awake anyway. I couldn't say it was pleasant, but nowhere near as bad as they made out. I suppose everything comes down to your own pain threshold.
Good luck with it.
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Surgery under local is cool, but sucks at the same time.
Elbow was done under general, hand and wrist done under local. Straaaange feeling your hand being cut open lol.
But happy that all the surgeries have been a success. Good thing too, cant be doing with anymore cortisone.
Elbow was done under general, hand and wrist done under local. Straaaange feeling your hand being cut open lol.
But happy that all the surgeries have been a success. Good thing too, cant be doing with anymore cortisone.
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Surgery under local is cool, but sucks at the same time.
Elbow was done under general, hand and wrist done under local. Straaaange feeling your hand being cut open lol.
But happy that all the surgeries have been a success. Good thing too, cant be doing with anymore cortisone.
Elbow was done under general, hand and wrist done under local. Straaaange feeling your hand being cut open lol.
But happy that all the surgeries have been a success. Good thing too, cant be doing with anymore cortisone.
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Surgeon.. "ok thats the first one done, now the little finger"
Me...." errm ok ouch, I can feel that"
Surgeon.. "ok more anaesthetic please" lol
The tourniquet was the worst part though, both times.