Question for anyone who has had Cortisone injections

[zgipson91]

I had a cortisone shot in my shoulder when I was in college. I was glad I did it. My shoulder felt so much better afterward.

I know others have said their injection was painful, but mine did not hurt at all. It was a little uncomfortable but I wouldn't describe it as painful.

:yeahthat: Just uncomfortable for me, but helped the pain very well! Just like most everyone else is saying, be careful and dont hurt it more

 

[SIR-LOIN]

I've had them in both shoulders, one it really helped, the other it didnt. The injections' pain was minimal since they froze the site prior to the injects.

Then I had them in both knees, helped the pain, but the doc warned me I could not have but a few due to the potential weakening of tendons. Well, the knee pain went away, such that I was able to squat again, working my way back up to sets of 8 - 10 with 405lbs. It was great to be able to squat again, with some actual decent weight. About a month back into squatting, my second set of 8 reps in the cage, on the ascent on the 4th rep, my right knee snapped, then immediately my left snapped .... both quad tendons tore in half on the patella, earning me a trip out of Golds in an ambulance and reparative surgery the next day, and 2 full leg casts for 8 weeks. Not saying the cortisone caused the damage, since I had just finished off a round of strong antibiotics (levaquin) which also can cause tendon damage (I didnt know that at the time), but the combo could have contributed. At a minimum, the reduction in pain from cortisone could be masking a real injury that could lead to something worse.
I'd exhaust all other means before doing this.

 

[Mack]

I've had them in both shoulders, one it really helped, the other it didnt. The injections' pain was minimal since they froze the site prior to the injects.

Then I had them in both knees, helped the pain, but the doc warned me I could not have but a few due to the potential weakening of tendons. Well, the knee pain went away, such that I was able to squat again, working my way back up to sets of 8 - 10 with 405lbs. It was great to be able to squat again, with some actual decent weight. About a month back into squatting, my second set of 8 reps in the cage, on the ascent on the 4th rep, my right knee snapped, then immediately my left snapped .... both quad tendons tore in half on the patella, earning me a trip out of Golds in an ambulance and reparative surgery the next day, and 2 full leg casts for 8 weeks. Not saying the cortisone caused the damage, since I had just finished off a round of strong antibiotics (levaquin) which also can cause tendon damage (I didnt know that at the time), but the combo could have contributed. At a minimum, the reduction in pain from cortisone could be masking a real injury that could lead to something worse.
I'd exhaust all other means before doing this.

Take Kelp. it will chelate the remaining quinalones out of your body. I took kelp for three weeks and most of the sides went away after that.

good luck