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My boyfriend has a cortisone injection into his spine is it normal to have a lot of pain after that? its been a day and he is saying it feels like a 7 on pain scale. is it possible when getting one to mess it up worse??

Q: my boyfriend has a cortisone injection into his spine is it normal to have a lot of pain after that? its been a day and he is saying it feels like a 7 on pain scale. is it possible when getting one to mess it up worse??

: It may represent soft tissue injury in the area of the injection. If so this will improve with time. If it persists for long would consult physician who administered the spinal injection.

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It may represent soft tissue injury in the area of the injection. If so this will improve with time. If it persists for long would consult physician who administered the spinal injection.

Answered 4/23/2022

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A member asked:

My boyfriend has a cortisone injection into his spine is it normal to have a lot of pain after that? its been a day and he is saying it feels like a 7 on pain scale. is it possible when getting one to mess it up worse??

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Dr. Leslie Leighton answered

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