Question 1

what are the long term side effects of cortizone (hydrocortisone) shots to the hip?

Accepted Answer

Tendons or : Ligaments getting calcified and rupture. As with any procedure, infection also a possibility.

Question 2

what are the negative side effects of getting cortisone shots in your wrists (to alleviate pain)?

Accepted Answer

The following: complications could occur but are not common site infection, swelling, pain. Repeated injections may lead atrophy and bone demineralization

Question 3

what side effects are commonly associated with cortisone shots?

Accepted Answer

Not much: Rarely, the steroid crystals can cause a mild inflammatory response but this is brief. Repeated injections into the same area over a short period can rarely cause damage to the tissue or joint.

Question 4

do you think i should get a cortisone shot are there any side effects?

Accepted Answer

Depends: Of what area?
Single shots in shoulders, knees etc are linited and helpful generally.
Large dose, or repetitive long term steroids orally or injection can have issues.

Question 5

can someone please explain to me some things about cortisone shots like risks and benefits/side effects, etc?

Accepted Answer

See details: Local cortisone shots really have little risk. If you are diabetic, they can raise blood sugar to a modest degree. There can occasionally be some pain after injection but that is temporary. The benefits involve the injection's ability to resolve the area of inflammatory and relieve pain.

Question 6

is the any side effects to cortisone shots innthe groin for pain?

Accepted Answer

Cortisone: Cortisone can raise your blood sugar.  Some people can get excited and jittery.  Some people get an elevated blood pressure.

Question 7

i had a cortisone shot 4 months ago, is it possibly for the side effects to just now start? i had a cortisone shot 4 months ago. is it possibly for the side effects to just now start? i have this spot on my upper arm (in the general area i received the co

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Yes : Yes - one of the side effects to corticosteroid (i.e. Cortisone) injections is lipoatrophy.  Lipoatrophy is the medical term for loss of fat under the skin.  The steroid medicine can dissolve the fat under the skin and cause a depression, or scar.  It can also affect the cells that make pigment, so that the overlying skin can look lighter.  This side effect typically occurs several months after the injection and can progress, somewaht, over several months.  In many patients, the area can fill back in with fat cells, but this can take several years. It is purely a cosmetic blemish and may very well improve with time.

Question 8

what are the negatives effects of cortizone (hydrocortisone) shots?  i'm worried about side effects.

Accepted Answer

Steroid side effects: Corticosteroids, whether by injection, iv, or oral administrationhave similar side effect, except that the im injection can cause localized muscle atrophy. Steroids side effect are generally cumulative, the more you get the greater the risk; fluid retention, weight gain, phsychosis, brittleness of bones, osteoporosis, increase risk of diabetes, adrenal suppression, increase infection and tumor.

Question 9

what are the most common side effects of cortisone shots? i am noticibly bloated, feeling dizzy and nauseated and very pink face.

Accepted Answer

Cortisone shots: What you experienced is likely a vasovagal response, which is due to your anxiety, triggering autonomic nervous system reactions. Possible side effects include a temporary pain at the injection site, infection, bleeding, loss of skin pigmentation, loss of fat and tendon rupture. Systemic side effects of a local injection of cortisone are rare and usually minor.

Question 10

how long does  prednisone side effects last for 40mg taken for 3 days. also had cortisone shot two days before staring prednisone for back?

Accepted Answer

Probably : The side effects usually subside in

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What are the long term side effects of cortizone (hydrocortisone) shots to the hip?

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What are the negative side effects of getting cortisone shots in your wrists (to alleviate pain)?

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What side effects are commonly associated with cortisone shots?

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Do you think i should get a cortisone shot are there any side effects?

A member asked:

Can someone please explain to me some things about cortisone shots like risks and benefits/side effects, etc?

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Is the any side effects to cortisone shots innthe groin for pain?

A member asked:

I had a cortisone shot 4 months ago, is it possibly for the side effects to just now start? i had a cortisone shot 4 months ago. is it possibly for the side effects to just now start? i have this spot on my upper arm (in the general area i received the co

A member asked:

What are the negatives effects of cortizone (hydrocortisone) shots? i'm worried about side effects.

A member asked:

What are the most common side effects of cortisone shots? i am noticibly bloated, feeling dizzy and nauseated and very pink face.

A member asked:

How long does prednisone side effects last for 40mg taken for 3 days. also had cortisone shot two days before staring prednisone for back?

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