Question 1

are steroid shots painful?

Accepted Answer

No: The only painful or uncomfortable sensation is the push of the steroid into your arm.

Question 2

why do steroid shots hurt so much?

Accepted Answer

Depends: Depends on the doctor, the drug, body part injected and the size of the needle.  Actually, when doing procedures the injection of the local anesthetic placed under the skin hurts worse than the needle.  A doctor should only use a needs large enough to allow the medicine to flow through the needle.  Large needles, of course, are mor painful than small ones.

Question 3

will steroids shots make u gain weight?

Accepted Answer

Rarely and temporary: Generally and realistically, this happens very seldomly in clinical practice. When it does happen, it's almost always due to water gain, and it is rapidly shed by the body after the steroid is eliminated by the body (generally about a month for a typical "steroid" such as triamcinolone/kenalog).

Question 4

i got steroid shots that made me gain weight help!?

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Reversable: The weight gain secondary to steroids is lost when you get off of them  again.

Question 5

had surgery14 months ago been in pain since then not able to go back to work had several steroids shots from 2014 to 2015 nerve test says there is ner?

Accepted Answer

Nerve damage?: I think you meant you have nerve damage. I would recommend visit with neurologist or pain specialist.

Question 6

how badly can a steroid shot hurt?

Accepted Answer

Depends on location: Steroid injections in the hand and feet seem to be the most painful.  Injections in the knees and shoulders are painful, but to a much lesser degree.  Elbow injections are painful as well.

Question 7

can the steroid shot in your back help?

Accepted Answer

Help what?: Steroid shot to the spine is a common form of managing refractory backache resulting from various spinal and nerve disorders. It works reasonably well for most, not for everyone. More detailing, ask experts in pain management. 

Best wish ... Always.

Question 8

where do they give sinus steroid shots?

Accepted Answer

Turbinates: We often inject a small amount of steroids into structures in the nasal passage called turbinates. These winglike structures often swell excessively due to chronic  rhino sinusitis and a little steroid stops it.

Question 9

can i take steroids after hyalgan shots?

Accepted Answer

Yes: There is no problem taking oral steroids after receiving hyalgan. What i would not recommend is having steroid injections into the same joints that just received hyalgan.

Question 10

what kind of steroid shots work for chronic pain?

Accepted Answer

Not enough info: What is the cause of the pain? The term chronic pain is much too general to reply with specific advice.

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