Guest guest Posted March 17, 2008 Report Share Posted March 17, 2008 I am on 10mg of hydrocortisone each morning..... (though I take it for adrenal dysfunction).... It seems every time I have a joint flare up, my Rheumatologist wants to inject me with a cortisone shot!!! Hell, I had one many long years ago into my hand for carpal tunnel and I swore I'd never endure that kind of pain again.... plus, it didn't even help. My father had a shot into the knee joint - the bone was already dying, so why they needed to give him one is beyond me. He just about went through the roof.... a year later, he had a knee replacement. I don't like all of the negative things written about cortisone shots.... the long-term damage, etc. It's almost as if I choose not to have the shot, (yes, my doctor gets mad) but then there's no further options.... Right now, the problem is that I suddenly developed a left 'trigger' thumb.... it is painful as heck.... and it cannot straighten.... (it is bent in flexion)... Occasionally, I catch it on my pants and it pulls it straight. I just about pass out with the pain and have to manually work it to get the 'bump' back down through the sheath.... It is far too painful to even think of letting someone anywhere near it with a 25-gauge needle :-) Any thoughts???? JP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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