Cortisone Shots

[SignTech]

I am familiar with the overall aspects of Cortisone injections.

What I am interested in, is if anyone has had these in their life and how was the outcome?

I pulled my shoulder last summer lifting a tool box. Have had pain on and off since. Then the last 4 months chronic increasing pain right shoulder. Xrays were clean ... Doc said Tendonitis. "I said, OK ... but this won't heal".

He said especially if left untreated it could take a year on its own if not more.

He did an injection in the joint Tuesday (yayy fun btw) ... since Cortisone does not ease pain ... it reduces inflammation and the pain has gone about 70%.

Anyone have long term experience with this treatment? He said I may need more injections, no more then three total. He believes it will now heal completely ... I don't want surgery. Thanks.

 

[John Butto]

side effects

Nausea -- in up to 30 percent of people
Insomnia -- up to 28 percent
Ejaculation problems -- up to 19 percent.....

 

[SignTech]

Nausea -- in up to 30 percent of people
Insomnia -- up to 28 percent
Ejaculation problems -- up to 19 percent.....

That's about as much an assh*^$ response as your Avatar lmao ............ xxx

 

[AUTO-FX]

I am there right now as well. I've had surgery (13 months ago) and was having alot of pain all over the shoulder ,arm,scapularis. After many many trigger point injections over the course of 6 months, and a "clean" MRI with contrast, they gave me a cortisone injection directly into the bursa and told me there is nothing else to do except exploratory surgery. I was told more cortisone may be administered in about 3 months. It helped, but not a dramatic improvement. Over and over I have been told that shoulders are so complicated, and take a very long time to heal, especially as we get into middle age and beyond. Hopefully you are in a better situation.

 

[SignTech]

I am there right now as well. I've had surgery (13 months ago) and was having alot of pain all over the shoulder ,arm,scapularis. After many many trigger point injections over the course of 6 months, and a "clean" MRI with contrast, they gave me a cortisone injection directly into the bursa and told me there is nothing else to do except exploratory surgery. I was told more cortisone may be administered in about 3 months. It helped, but not a dramatic improvement. Over and over I have been told that shoulders are so complicated, and take a very long time to heal, especially as we get into middle age and beyond. Hopefully you are in a better situation.

Thanks ........... yeah I am not a big fan of this middle age crap ........ yes the shoulder is very complicated ..... I do hope to avoid surgery ... do you ever get a 'loose' feeling like it wants to drop when just standing with arms at your side relaxed?

 

[John Butto]

more advice...

That's about as much an assh*^$ response as your Avatar lmao ............ xxx

Use the other hand.

 

[SignTech]

Use the other hand.

lmao .........

 

[petrosgraphics]

had a number of shots a few years ago... the first time i had it done the doc. came

out with a 6" needle, thought he was having some fun with me... much to my surprise....

pushed it into my shoulder, when the syringe was 1/2 full he pulled it out 1/2 way moving

it around while he emptied the needle, talk about a lot of pain......this went on for over

a year, every 8 weeks...... it seemed to work.... every now and then it pops and clicks,

something you get use to after a while.......it is not good for you, but.......

good luck!!

 

[SignTech]

had a number of shots a few years ago... the first time i had it done the doc. came

out with a 6" needle, thought he was having some fun with me... much to my surprise....

pushed it into my shoulder, when the syringe was 1/2 full he pulled it out 1/2 way moving

it around while he emptied the needle, talk about a lot of pain......this went on for over

a year, every 8 weeks...... it seemed to work.... every now and then it pops and clicks,

something you get use to after a while.......it is not good for you, but.......

good luck!!

Thanks ... yes the injection def woke me up lol ........ I read it should not be done too often due to possibly weakening the tendons over time. Glad to hear some success.

 

[hightop]

I have about one/year in the SI (sacroilliac) joint...yes, that's the buttock...and one/yr in the hip. Hurts like %$# for a day and then it is MUCH better for about 6 months. Gradually, gets worse until I am ready to give myself the shot! Surgery is out, so I'll gladly take the shots. They say up to 3/yr are allowed, then the joint will deteriorate.

 

[Mike Paul]

Thanks ... yes the injection def woke me up lol ........ I read it should not be done too often due to possibly weakening the tendons over time. Glad to hear some success.

My brother in-law/Dallas cop gets them and says they work great.
Doctors won't give more than 2-3 a year if I remember right.

Don't forget hard liquor works good too...

 

[Billct2]

Had one for my torn rotator cuff, it worked.

 

[signmeup]

Doesn't last. I had it done twice to my elbow and it felt great for about 2 months then back to being painful. Massage therapist fixed it and my damaged delts. (The massage therapist was probably more painful than the shots but it's lasted)

My Doc mixed novacain with the cortizone so it was painless after the first bit went in. If you get too many I'm told it will turn your tendons to mush and then you're really screwed.

Find a good massage therapist or a sports medicine specialist. I've been having trouble with a bursae in my knee for the past six months so I'm going to look up a sports specialist and see if they can help me out.

 

[skyhigh]

I've never had cortizone, but I have had a total of 32 steroid injections in my back. Let me tell you about fun.

These epidural shots are administered between the vertibra. Whats more fun, is when they hit a nerve or the bone, (while they tilt this way and that AFTER the needle is all the way inserted), while attempting to get into the space between the vertibra's. These are big needles compared to the ones where they administered novacaine. I only had the novacaine the first couple times, because THAT didn't help in the least. It was just another poke that I didn't need.

That whole process didn't help much. Hope your works better.

 

[SignTech]

Great info everyone thank you .............. yes Mike a little Grand Marnier or Scotch helps!

 

[showcase 66]

I get about 2 a year on my shoulder. I have had 3 surgeries on my left shoulder. Dislocated it twice. Both times my shoulder was in my armpit.
Shoulders are one of the hardest to give that type of injection to. I have also had them in both knees, ankle and in my hand. The hand was the most painful shot I have ever had in my life. Until it kicked in. Imagine two shots on the top of your hand one either side of your middle knuckle and one on the palm side of your hand at the base of the middle finger.
I thought my finger was going to explode.

All in all. I would rather get the injection in my shoulder than go through another MRI with contrast.

 

[SignTech]

@CSDD .......... ouch! You're scaring me lol ..............

 

[iSign]

me & the Pacific ocean got in a tug-o-war over my surfboard years ago... I lost, but not until I jacked up my shoulder into some serious of state of disrepair...

...which I proceeded to ignore for some time, thinking it would heal.. it probably wasn't as bad as a lot of you guys injuries must have been because I could ignore it at times, but I also felt it a lot at other times..

...after a few years, it would come and go long enough that i would forget it & then almost not remember what the original injury was when it returned... (quite possibly another self medication topic at play there... but I digress)

I had some physical therapist look at it & he thought surgery was my only option, so I returned to ignoring it... but then I saw an extremely well respected acupuncturist, and after one treatment I never felt it or thought of it again for the next 5 or 6 years...

Ironically, I re-injured nearly the same spot moving a heavy duty full size steel lumber rack a few months back and I just called that same acupuncturist today to schedule another treatment!

 

[John Butto]

house call

All kidding aside, just asked my wife, who is a real doctor, about cortisone and she says cortisone is a steroid hormone and is not always the best treatment and of course get a 2nd opinion.

 

[SignTech]

All kidding aside, just asked my wife, who is a real doctor, about cortisone and she says cortisone is a steroid hormone and is not always the best treatment and of course get a 2nd opinion.

cool thanks ...................