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A member asked:

Can the depo-provera shot cause burning pain in the feet and legs?

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No: Not unless the injection itself struck a nerve when given in the buttocks and would be present only on one side.

Dr Livingston agreed

Answered 11/3/2016

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I got the Depo-Provera shot yesterday, my arm is realy sore and burnng at injection site also a hard lump under the skin around injection site. Is this normal?

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