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A member asked:
I got a cortisone shot in knee on march 8th 2016. after i got home i did rice treatment.my knee still hurts and hot and red all the time. it hurts bad?
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See your doctor: You should see your doctor if you knee is hot and red, possibly in the ER because it may be an infection.
Answered 3/25/2016
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