Cortisone

Just a quick tip, anyone who is into injections (yes, I know I know there's a whole section of it on mf2 forum but I know we all crossover and blend together) you should never get a cortisone shot in your wrist- there's a good chance it will ruin them for you FOREVER.

As a lover of all things medical, including injections, I wasn't too concerned about a silly shot into (what felt like the bone of) my wrist hurting.

It did.

It was the first time I had ever been turned completely off in a medical setting, because of the pain. Terrible shot to have.

I was in excruciating pain from tenosynovitis, but I'm now in debilitating pain (6 hours later...seriously) thanks to that damn shot!

Hello Cbank just to clarify or provide some additional information on cortisone injections. Cortisone shots commonly cause a temporary flare in pain and inflammation for up to 48 hours after the injection. After that, you should experience decreased pain and inflammation at the injection site.

After your cortisone shot:

- Protect the injection area for a day or two. So avoid any heavy lifting or strenuous activity with your wrist.

- Apply ice or an ice pack to the injection site as needed to relieve pain.

- Watch for signs of infection, including increasing pain, redness and swelling that last more than 48 hours.

You doctor should have explained that this normal flare up commonly occurs following a cortisone shot. Hope this helps .

Cortisone is commonly mixed with lidocaine or marcaine when injected into a joint. That way the potential benefits can be ascertained from the relief of pain. When it wears off however it hurts a lot more. It takes two or three days before the cortisone works and the pain subsides.

Cortisone may make you feel better for a while, but it has deleterious effects on ligament strength, bone density and tendon strength.

Cortisone injections are far from a good idea unless the benefits outweigh the definite risks.

A warning about cortisone tabs as well. I took them off and on for 3 years for radiation colitis. Now, I bruise at the drop of a hat, get skin tares easily and suspect that my bone density sucks. These effects are permanent. You can also get a ravenous appetite, muscle wasting, a collection of fat around the gut and get angry easily. Cortisone can do wonderful things, but come at a high price.

Oh thank you all for your responses! He did warn me about the after effects and what I could do, but I have a pretty high pain tolerance so I never listen to any of that anyways 😜

It's been a little over 48 hours and the pain HAS subsided, but only to the point it was before the shot. . .sigh, he mentioned it could take up to a week to work, so we shall see.

I would like to say that I won't do this again, but my hands, wrists and arms are my moneymakers sooooo I may have to.

Bitching session over.....until next week when I have a root canal done...where's that dental fetish section? 😉

My general recommendation is learn to like naproxen and ibuprofen.

Cortisone is commonly mixed with lidocaine or marcaine when injected into a joint. .

My wife used to get cortisone injections. At first with some kind of numbing agent like you describe. But that had the effect of turning her in a semi zombie for a day or two. By the time we got home, she would be very tired, crawl into bed, have a hard time waking up and often mumbled nonsensical mutterings. A day or two later she'd be all right, but not remember anything about the past days.

I told her about this, but naturally she didn't believe me. After a while and some incidents later that convinced her I was not making it all up, she (finally) believed me and then had a hard time convincing her doctor (rheumatologist) to inject the cortisone without any numbing agent. Then everything went off well.

The soporific effect you describe is an idiosyncratic affect and not what most people experience.