Monkeysmamma - a long period can a side effect of the shot - I had that happen to me the first time I ever had a shot (and at that time there was no chance of me being pregnant) - If you are pregnant, that's different, but the delayed and longer periods can definitely come from the shot itself.
What came of this? I have similar symptoms & am so curious.
the doctor gave me cortizone injection on my wrist for my carpal tunnel.the doctor didnt even ask me if I am pregnant or trying to,so I hope the injection wont make a problem if I ever am. My husband and I are trying so much to have a baby, now I am few days delayed. I dont know if its the cortizone that causes amenorrhea or delayed to no menstruation? Or I could be pregnant and hoping the cortizone wouldnt hurt the baby. I tried the prefnancy test strip and it says negative or maybe its too soo for the strip to say or just me being paranoid for dying to have a baby.
Cortisone shots do NOT "deliver natural cortisol"! They are a man made steroid drug made to ACT like cortisol in our bodies. The drug reduces inflammation and can affect our immune systems and have a full list of side effects. According to some sites as of today, January 7, 2016 it's a pregnancy category D in the first trimester!! Not good. I, too, suffer with lower back pain from inflamed facet joints at my l5-s1 and no disc (it's flat) at same joint. I'd be in my two week wait or about a week after ovulation when I was supposed to go for cortisone injections. I'm glad I did my research. I don't want to risk baby not implanting, miscarriage, or cleft palate on my baby. I may wait until my period starts or wait in general/indefinitely, depending on what my doctor advises. Vicodin has been found more safe in pregnancy, if truly needing higher pain relief. As a chronic pain patient I also know ice and heat as well as relaxation therapy goes Very far! Good luck to all of you!
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Hi did you fall pregnant and how did your discs go during pregnancy ?
I'm in the same situation. I'm 34 and trying for my first baby. I had ACDF surgery on c5/6 last year and now I have a bulging disc at C4/5. I feel like my life is on hold.
I'm in the same situation. I'm 34 and trying for my first baby. I had ACDF surgery on c5/6 last year and now I have a bulging disc at C4/5. I feel like my life is on hold.
I know this is an older post but someone as long as 4 months ago asked again so I'm going to answer. If I were you I would NOT get these injections if you're going to try to get pregnant or if you're pregnant. I repeat DO NOT DO IT. While some women are perfectly fine getting these injections other women are not. I got the same injections in January of 2016 and about a week later I got my period for two weeks straight!! After that I received my period every two weeks and I have since (it's now July 2016). At first I thought I was pregnant but I wasn't and I've had ultrasounds and tests and then it dawned on that the only thing I did different was the damn injection so I started to do research and sure enough I read story after story of the same thing happening to all these women!!! So guess what I did, I took the info that I found to my doctor me he did not believe me, he wouldn't take me on my word that this is indeed happening. Doctors think they know everything but it's called "practicing" medicine for a reason!! Anyhoo, I went to my gyno again with the news and she said that yes it messes up your hormones and gave me progesterone. Apparently it lowered my progesterone so much that I haven't been able to have a normal cycle since.. Progesterone is imperative to getting pregnant and KEEPING a pregnancy!!! Beware, if my doctor didn't know and didnt want to believe me then your doctor might not know either, especially a pain management dr!!! Good luck ladies, I've wasted 6 precious months of ttc at age 35 because of this! And I still have the pain haha
Thanks, very useful.
Your info is very helpful and thanks for sharing Could you tell us the strength of the injection that you received? I received kenalog 10 every month and seems it affects my period too.
I honestly have no idea the strength but I got it in two locations. It was kenalog (triamcinolone actetonide). It's now October and my cycle is still not regulated. I'm pretty sure I ovulated this month though, still didn't get pregnant.. My period has currently been trying to start all day but it's obvious (I think) that my body is struggling to produce some sort of hormone...I'm thinking progesterone. I have very light brown discharge but no freaking period... Hands down worst decision I have ever made getting that injection. I really wish my dr knew and believed me about these symptoms. All he did was put in my chart that I must be allergic to injection. Anyway, I hope other women find this before it's too late.
how did it turn out?
OMG your comment is so helpful. Last year I got hurt at work and recently diagnosed with herniated disc, sciatica, but since its part of Workers Comp I have to consider it (PT doesn't work and Im not into taking meds), so doc said try epidural injections. Im 38 and trying to get pregnant, so Im very adamant into doing it (I don't know how this would affect workers comp, am I allowed to refuse?), but Im leaning more towards NO. My sister is a physical therapist and she said that all her coworkers that suffers from back pain never ever did it bc of the side effects. I think you just made the decision easier for me, so thank you.
Will a corta zone shot hurt my uterus??
My situation is similar to yours. Now that it's been a year since your post, cls you share with me ur results? I too will get a steriod shot for pain, but am 33 with L4 L5 titium fusion amd still in tons of pain but still want to get pregnant again. Did u contine your shots?
I've had back problems for approx 15 years now. My spine is not the greatest. I get spasms in my spine and every other disk is herniated. I've never taken cortisone shots, but did take pain meds. I stopped the minute I got pregnant. Yes being in pain and not being able to do anything about it sucks, but I carried full term had a healthy baby girl. She's 1 now and will have a sibling in 9 months. As much as i enjoy pregnancy and I love my babies, I'm done after this 1 bc it does take a toll on my body re all of my chronic pain. But I still have to hold back on meds bc I will nurse for a minimum of 1 year.
Me and my boyfriend have been trying to get pregnant. I had a cortisone/steroid injection in my hips and I took a pregnancy test the next day. Can the shot cause a false negative? I am very late.