A member asked:

After having a cortisone injection into the knee, how long does the actual steroid stay in your actual bloodstream, not just continure to "work"?

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Dr. Mark Hutchinson answered

Specializes in Orthopedic Surgery

Not technically in: A joint injection of sterioid is a local injection and not technically in the blood stream. Admittedly low levels can go more systemically leading to either positive testing or effect patients with diabetes to throw off their sugars for 24 hours

Answered 9/21/2016

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