My Cortisone Shot

debodun

debodun

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I had the shot yesterday morning. Too early to tell how effective it was - the injection site is almost as painful as the hip. The doctor said "Give it two weeks and if it's still bothering you, give us a call." What ticked me was that the prep nurse was prepping the wrong hip. I had to correct her which she seemed miffed about - it's like don't tell me my job. The doctor stepped in quickly, though, and tried to laugh it off my saying "We just wanted to see if you were paying attention." Laugh it off or not - I was not amused. I just wonder how far they would have gone if I hadn't said anything. No wonder there are so many malpractice suits.
 

My sister has to have one every 3 months and it makes a world of difference for her. She is able to use her arms so much easier and her hips are better.
 
I used to get a shot in my shoulder that was cortisone, antibiotics and pain killer all in one, this was when I worked doing computer drafting and moving a huge cursor constantly.
 

I've had a few cortisone shots in my back, and I always had it done in the hospital under anaesthesia. They'd wake me up after an hour or so and then for 24 or 36 hours I would have no pain at all..and then the pain would come back worse than before for about 2 or 3 weeks until it finally felt better. This Friday I've got to have a cortisone shot in my shoulder in the doctors' office, I've never had it in a joint and I don't know if he'll numb the area first, so I'm really apprehensive about it..
 
hollydolly said:
This Friday I've got to have a cortisone shot in my shoulder in the doctors' office, I've never had it in a joint and I don't know if he'll numb the area first, so I'm really apprehensive about it..
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I've had them while awake in the shoulder joint a couple of times and they hurt me like a son of a gun but women are supposed to be a lot better at dealing with pain than men are so you should be just fine.......good luck.
 
My cortisone injections were done with the aid of an ultrasound to guide the needle.
The pain was not remarkable.
Perhaps you could ask about this before the next one?
 
You might be confusing cortisone with an epidural, my daughter gets them several times a year,it's not the same but similar to the labor epidural.
She has a severe back injury.
I had cortisone in my shoulder after a fall,hurt like hell,in fact,the nurse gave me a doctor's note for work the next day.
They are really bad for your blood sugar spiking too.
They generally mark the side they're using with the docs initials or a smiley.
That would have aggravated me
 
Warrigal said:
My cortisone injections were done with the aid of an ultrasound to guide the needle.
The pain was not remarkable.
Perhaps you could ask about this before the next one?
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My cortisone injections in the back are guided by the doctor using a fluoroscope. The best part is that I get to watch the monitor as he guides the needle into the position where he wants to inject the medicine. On the paper that I get to take to the person sitting at the checkout desk reads, "Surgery." Why? I have no idea.
 
About 35 years ago I developed a very painful shoulder. I was unable to lift it up over my head without excruciating pain.. So I went to an orthopedist. He took xrays and deemed my problem to be extreme bursitis of my shoulder joint. I had a cortisone shot in my shoulder and the pain was relieved even before I left the doctors office.. It never came back. I have been bursitis free since then..

As for pain... Yes.. the shot was painful.. In fact the doctor and nurse noticed my color draining and laid me down from my sitting position. BUT.. as soon as the needle was removed there was no more pain. I was instructed to stand up and spin my arm around like a windmill... the pain of the shot as well as the bursitis was completely gone.
 

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