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Wife's getting proluton depot for a while & at injection site swelling and pain is normal. but this time its bad & not going away, we already used ice.

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Dr. James Cunnar answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Local reaction: Check to see if it's the same manufacturer. Could be a local reaction to preservative. Other possibilities are infection due to the injection. If the redness spreads and the pain worsens, she should see her physician to have it appropriately diagnosed.

Answered 6/24/2016

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