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Posted 6/23/2015 3:56 AM (GMT 0)
What are the side effects you've experienced with injections? I have leg pain and they want to inject the steroid into the area affected.

I get bad side effects from taking pred orally.
Posted 6/23/2015 9:16 AM (GMT 0)
I have not had any and have not seen too many people report more than pain, swelling and redness and irritation at injection site. I recall a person who complained of nausea after spinal injection but that is somewhat a different thing. Depending on what side effects oral meds cause I would think that injecting a one time much different type steroids directly into a tissue or joint would not produce the same bad effect. I have seen many who couldn't take oral steroids do fine with this kind. Hopefully you will get some relief and it is not always immediately and may take a while to work.
Good luck
Posted 6/23/2015 3:49 PM (GMT 0)
Steroids usually reduce swelling and pain. I've had several successful injections in hips, knees and shoulders that happily keep me out of surgery. The shots don't hurt because a local anesthetic is included in them.

I did have one bad experience: an injection into my ankle. It was fine for an hour or so, but when the anesthetic wore off I couldn't walk on that foot. I suspect the difference is the larger joints have large bursae where the injection is put in and the ankle has small ones, and I'm not sure the injection even went into one.

I had one injection into the belly of the bicep muscle. That hurt and left a big bruise, but it did stop the spasms and pain that was going on.

I'd let the doc do it if he thinks it might help, unless you already know you have bad reactions or an allergy to the drug being used. It's not the same as oral! I don't tolerate oral prednisone either.
Posted 6/23/2015 8:43 PM (GMT 0)
Hi, about one in ten people get a reaction to injectable cortisone that is the result, as I understand it, of the cortisone crystallizing. The effects can be reduced somewhat by getting ice on the injection site ASAP and continuing to ice 20 min on, 20 min off for the first 48-72 hrs as needed. IF the injection works for you it's worth it, if it doesn't it's not. I've been forced to suffer dozens by a pain mgt Dr., not one of which did any good at all, but every 2 years or so I need on in my shoulder. The ortho does those and they work, still hurts like heck for 3 days, but after that it's fine.
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