Cortisone Injection

[shane]

Have had a my shoulder playing up for the last few years decided had enough of painkillers so went to the doctor this morning and asked if I could get a cortisone injection next minute we are in the surgery area I've paid the pharmacy for it and he's injected my shoulder so just have to wait a few days to let it settle :grin:

[nate225]

Definitely don't rush back into training as the cortisone (a very catabolic steroid) will weaken areas other than the targeted tendon (I'm assuming it was a tendonitis issue?).

Train legs / abs etc but lay off anything that stresses the shoulder area or you're likely to do more damage than you originally had.

[shane]

Yeah nate225 tendon been giving me grief for the last 5-6 years about this time of year, sick of taking painkillers. Yep be legs today and no upper body till next week sometime doctor said give it a rest have had this done before nate225

[AgentOrange]

I had bursitis in my shoulder for like a year. Fucked around with myotherapists, acupuncture etc etc finally got cortizone, boom gone.

[shane]

Sweet AgentOrange had it off and on for years as I have said just had enough hopefully it's cured :-$

[Imadeapoopsie]

I had bursitis in my shoulder for like a year. Fucked around with myotherapists, acupuncture etc etc finally got cortizone, boom gone.

WOW really? how long since youre shoulder was painfree from cortisone?

ive heard it only lasts 3 months b4 coming back usually.

ive got chronic swelling in my sprain for 7 months now i wonder if it can help me

[shane]

Hurt my shoulder last week again at work had x-rays just had ultra sound scan today been told got inflamed bursa so hope it settles down quickly. after the cortisone it was just about right

[shane]

Well shoulder has not improved, the bursitis still inflamed off to the surgeon in a couple of weeks, so be interesting what he has to say

[Imadeapoopsie]

Well shoulder has not improved, the bursitis still inflamed off to the surgeon in a couple of weeks, so be interesting what he has to say

did u go ahead with it? how is it now