Cortisone Questions

What are the side effects of steroids?

What is the difference between hydrocortisone and cortisone?

How long do the effects of a cortisone injection shot last?

I had a cortisone shot yesterday & today I feel really sickly, is this normal?

What are the side effects of a deep joint cortisone injection?

got a injection to "relieve pain" and shoulder is doing worse than before and doctors don't want to do surgery.

How long does it normally take Celebrex to work?

I have just started on the drug after reinjuring my knee after kneecap replacement surgery. Due to the injury, my doc says I have some more arthritis developing. She gave me a Cortisone shot to help make me more comfortable until the Celebrex kicks in. Don't want to do another. OUCH! They hurt... read more

Should my hand be this sore after cortisone injection?

I got a cortisone injection in my wrist a week ago. Was fine for 2 days following but since then my pain is far worse than beforehand. I feel like I am going to pass out from the pain and now the pain is traveling all the way from my fingers to my shoulder. Is this normal or should I be heading... read more

I received a cortisone shot yesterday for foot pain. Does cortisone cause High Blood Pressure?

I have arthiritis in my foot and normally don't have high blood pressure.

Cortisone injection made me feel sick, dizzy and hurt badly - is this normal?

I recived a cortisone injection in my wrist after about an hour after I got the shot. I felt sick to my stomach, dizzy and my mouth tasted like metal. And the pain at the injection site hurt eminselllllllly. my doctor says this is normal. Is this normal?

KneeCortisone shot, is it common to have no pain then extreme pain for 16 hours & now hard to bend?

I got a cortisone shot in my knee yesterday. I had no pain from the shot or around my knee for 2 hours. Then my leg from the just above the ankle to my thigh started to ache in extreme pain , I could hardly walk, I could not straighten my leg at the knee, and near the sight of the injection became... read more

How long will a cortisone injection affect my blood pressure?

I have high blood pressure. Five days ago I was given a cortisone injection for a Baker's cyst in my left knee. Since then my blood pressure reading have been running higher than normal. How long before I can expect my blood pressure to return to a more normal reading?

Can cortisone cream make a skin rash worse?

How many hours after having a cortisone shot can you drink alcohol?

I lost my voice after two cortisone shots?

It has been over a week since I had a cortisone shot in each knee. I still cannot speak above a whisper. It has happened before but never lasted this long.

After cortisone injection I have burning sensitivity and numbness. Is there a way to stop this?

My name is Elisabeta Martin, After having a cortisone injection in right hip I had 6 days, and 6 nights of severe burning in my right leg. The burning was so bad I was unable to stand or to walk. The burning was so bad I almost passed out. It felt the same as it would feel if your foot was in a... read more