Question 1

how long does cortisone shots last for.

Accepted Answer

Depends on multiple : Factors. Ex. Where it is being injected; some areas of the body are more responsive to cortisone than others. It depends on reason 4 injection. For inflammatory or degenerative joint pathologies, depends on how bad the degeneration/inflammation is, how bad the pressure on the nerve is, what your "genetics" is with susceptibility to inflammation, how much daily stress the body area is subjected to.

Question 2

is there an alternative to cortisone shot?

Accepted Answer

Depends: It really depends on the condition being treated.  In general terms, cortisone injections relieve inflammation and pain.  Other modalities that can sometimes achieve this are: ice, oral medications such as Ibuprofen or steroids, rest, and splinting.  Physical or occupational therapy can also sometimes be helpful for musculoskeletal conditions and there is always surgery too.

Question 3

can cortisone shots make you feel anxious?

Accepted Answer

Very rarely: Cortisone can rarely do this but the effects would be very short-lived. The anxiety is more likely related to the injection itself rather than what was injected.

Question 4

are there any cortisone injection risk factors?

Accepted Answer

Very few: The risks are small. Rarely this is a brief increase in inflammation which usually resolves quickly with the application of ice. Infection risks are extremely small.

Question 5

is my disc healing or is the cortisone working?

Accepted Answer

Could be either: Both could explain an improvement in symptoms.  An acutely herniated disc has swelling and blood associated with it which can resolve to some extent, whereas cortisone gives a booster dose of anti-inflammatory which reduces the swelling and inflammation if the disc and the inflamed nerve.

Question 6

what is the pain like after a cortisone injection?

Accepted Answer

Minimal: Occasionally, patients have an hour or two of injection site soreness, due to passage of the needle through muscles.  Ice and rest is sufficient to address this pain.

Question 7

what occurs if a cortisone injection does not work?

Accepted Answer

Maybe: The injection was not positioned correctly or that the issue is beyond response to cortisone.

Question 8

how long after cortisone/ epidural will you fee relief?

Accepted Answer

Differs for everyone: The reaction and symptom relief from epidural injections varies from person to person.  Please discuss with your doctor if you are having concerns about pain relief.  Take care.

Question 9

what will happen to arthirtis if cortisone doesn't help?

Accepted Answer

Many choices: This depends on your  diagnosis. We have  different  medications beyond cortisone.   We want to use these  other medication so we  can avoid long term corticosteroids  like  prednisone because of the long term side effects and risks of chronic cortisone. Your  physician can have  you see a rheumatologist and depending on the we can use  Methotrexate or other DMARDS or use  a  biologic like TNF inh

Question 10

does herytema migrans go away if treated with cortisone?

Accepted Answer

Erythema migrans: Cortisone makes a lot of rashes decrease or resolve, but does not treat the underlying cause unless allergic reaction(dermatitis) . One should identify the cause  of erythema migrans since Lyme/STARI -Southern tick associated rash/ illness disease  is a possibility with significant complications and it is critical to get appropriate antibiotic therapy f/u/ w/ doc.

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