Re: Knee pain after cortisone shot

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--- In , " cynthiadew1 " <cynthiadew1@...>

wrote:

>

> About two weeks ago I have a cortisone shot in my right knee. I

> patiently waited for the pain to ease up. Well, it wasn't, I think

> the pain has actually gotten worse. It's not acting like RA pain now

> either. Doesn't bother me in the morning when I first get out of bed.

> The pain starts when I walk any distance at all. And if I sit in a

> chair with my knee bent. By the evening I have swelling on both sides

> of the knee cap. I was thinking it was the soft tissues around the

> knee when I got the shot, and that would help. Since then, I can feel

> the pain on the ends bones. I am going for a x-ray tomorrow to check

> for bone damage. Any veterans of this type of thing want to give me

> any advice? I am by no way new to RA, but usually a little extra

> steriod helps, and then I am on my way.

> Thanks,

>

>hi,cynthia how r u?my name is melynda im 38yrs.young.i to take

cortisone

shots,if ever im in severe ra pain..however my pain does indeed go

away...melyndagamez@...>wrote

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Is there any redness around it? I know there is a very

small chance but one of the risks of the shot when I

get mine aspirated and am given a shot twice a year,

there is a small risk of infection.

--- cynthiadew1 <cynthiadew1@...> wrote:

> About two weeks ago I have a cortisone shot in my

> right knee. I

> patiently waited for the pain to ease up. Well, it

> wasn't, I think

> the pain has actually gotten worse. It's not acting

> like RA pain now

> either. Doesn't bother me in the morning when I

> first get out of bed.

> The pain starts when I walk any distance at all.

> And if I sit in a

> chair with my knee bent. By the evening I have

> swelling on both sides

> of the knee cap. I was thinking it was the soft

> tissues around the

> knee when I got the shot, and that would help.

> Since then, I can feel

> the pain on the ends bones. I am going for a x-ray

> tomorrow to check

> for bone damage. Any veterans of this type of thing

> want to give me

> any advice? I am by no way new to RA, but usually a

> little extra

> steriod helps, and then I am on my way.

> Thanks,

>

>

>

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