Anyone Get A Cortizone Injection ?

[bccap]

I've had intense pain in my right shoulder for several weeks now. I just finished the process of diagnosis through x-rays. The doctor says I have mild osteo-arthritis . If this is what mild is like I'd hate to see what the non-mild version is like. Because this is like a raw nerve being touched . It is worse overnight and gets a little lesser during the day as I move around . The doctor had mentioned a cortizone shot so that is what I requested. After which I got the rundown .

Can cause bleeding in the muscle

Doesn't always work

May worsen the situation before it gets better

He kind of put the fear of Gawd in me. But the pain is so bad I'm going to go through with it. The drug store is delivering my dose to me tomorrow morning after which I will book an appointment with my doctor for him to give me the injection.....

Just looking for some reassurance from other members that I am doing the right thing ..... So tell me your experience if you have any to share ?......

[Nessism]

It's just cortisone. Not going to kill you. Take the shot and relax. If it helps, great, if it doesn't, nothing lost. The only real concern with cortisone is if you take too much, and the modern medical establishment won't let that happen. Plus, you are old. Don't worry, be happy! Ask them to mix some codeine in with the shot..

[Syd]

My wife had some serious pain in one of her elbows. She got a cortisone injection and it helped a lot.

For the longer term, I can highly recommend a small daily dose of CBD oil. I'm not sure of the legality of Hemp products in Canada but here in Australia there is now a booming market in Hemp products.

CBD oil is not cannabis, therefore it does not contain any THC.

I had no interest in CBD products until I had a total knee replacement a few years ago. I'm now sold on its benefits.

[bccap]

My wife had some serious pain in one of her elbows. She got a cortisone injection and it helped a lot.

For the longer term, I can highly recommend a small daily dose of CBD oil. I'm not sure of the legality of Hemp products in Canada but here in Australia there is now a booming market in Hemp products.

CBD oil is not cannabis, therefore it does not contain any THC.

I had no interest in CBD products until I had a total knee replacement a few years ago. I'm now sold on its benefits.

Thanks Syd . That CBD oil sounds interesting . There are several pot stores nearby so I'll ask if they have it......

[rphillips]

I went through this appx. 15 yr. ago. Pain was so bad first thing in morn., I had to use the other arm to even lift the bad one. As the morn. went on it gradually got better then same next morn. Doc said we could try Cortisone, may work maybe not, if it does probably won't last long. Guess I's a lucky one, after a couple of weeks pain was completely gone. It stayed gone till last yr., same pain back again. We tried the Cortisone again, results this time OK but not near as good, this time pain is not gone. a lot better, but can constantly feel something isn't right, not bad but aggravating. Use Tylenol every few days when it gets too uncomfortable... No side effects at all. My opinion, give it a try and hope for the best... Drug store delivering it to you, My Doc keeps it in his office, says he uses it fairly often.

[bccap]

Thanks Ed and Rphillips...... I'm going to try it. This was a tele-appointment with the doctor . One of the good things to come out of Covid. I don't have to visit him if he doesn't need to examine me ..... He just caught me off guard with all the disclaimers ....

[marvinsc]

This story may or may not be helpful. An older fellow I bowled with a few decades ago had a knee that was killing him. He finally agreed to try Cortisone. He said he was sitting on a table in a Hospital gown when the Doctor pulled out what looked like a Horse sized syringe. He said "When I saw that I almost Sh!t myself and when he stuck it in my knee and I felt it scrape bone I Did!"........................

[bccap]

Note to self ..... Close eyes before the doctor pulls out the needle ......