I have been researching the cortizone shots all day. Today is Thursday, I had an injection in each knee on Tuesday morning. Tuesday night I became a bit disoriented, lightheaded, thought it was just from the stress of the needles (I hate needles)...anyway, as the night went on, my heart rate seemed to increase, I became flush and headache set in. I have had shots in the past, but this seemed different. Today, the pain still exists, my boday is tight with tension and like one of the other posts, I am ready to head to the emergency room, as I do not understand what is happening to me. Also noticed dry mouth and my knees are swollen more than they were before the injection. I too, want to cry, well I have been crying but I am a single mother and the bus has to keep moving. Looking for relief. Any ideas, please post...for all of you that may be experiencing something similar, know you are not crazy, or imagining the symptoms...they are real...
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Hi Cathy, I just checked back in here and realized you responded back. Ty. The pain in lower tip of my scapula muscle and rib sensation started the day after my kenalog/marcaine injection and is constant. It escalates the pain when I try to do anything repetitive. I can't stand it. I lay on a heating pad a lot. I feel bad for my husband because our life is on hold. I'm sick of feeling like this. Its coming up on 9 months. I love the people or doctors that say "oh that would be out of your system by now". I agree that the medicine is possibly gone but what it did to us systemically is another story. Think about how someone gets these shots and have good results for a year. So why is it hard for doctors to believe that one injection could harm us for a year or more. How are you feeling now? Is your head and face symptoms any better. I know you have been in this hell longer then me. You mentioned about adrenal problems and i heard that too. I guess your doctor could check your levels. Cathy you should try a low dose of Xanax for your head and face symptoms to see if it would help. It has a muscle relaxant property to it. It seems to help with nerve pain. I found that it helps somewhat but I won't take a lot of it. Also, are you the same Cathy on another website called kenalogneveragain? If so I'm the Fran on there. :) It really does help to find people to relate to. Take Care, Fran
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I had an injection in my left shoulder for impingement. After 3 weeks I think it's improved the symptoms of that but I am getting these weird heart palpatations, a trembling feeling, really bad neck aches, hot flushes and feeling of anxiety. If I don't die and my shoulder gets better I'd say it was worth it but it's a weird place I'm in at the minute
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I had a shot for bursitis in my hip and 4 days later I am having the worst hot flashes,dizziness, depression, anxiety,and I am crying for no reason...It sucks...I did go through this once before and it lasted about 2 weeks..
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I had a cortisone shot on Tuesday and spent Wednesday in bed and wish I was there today. This happened a few months ago, would come and go. Started getting Cortisone shots last Oct, this is the 5th one and I will not have any more. I do believe that this is the cause of the problems....slept for 14+ hours, nauseous is the worse, felt like someone hit me over the back of the head with a bat, light headed, etc. I too am post-menopause. Don't tell me there isn't a correlation! Thanks for posting, it has really helped me confirm my thoughts.
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I have had the Synvisc shot in both my knees. It is a series of 3 shots 1 week apart from eachother... the numbing before the shot is the worst. I do have to say that it was a God sent, worked wonders!!
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Yeah & high blood sugar too. My doctor never heard of it either Lol but after about a week or 2-I can walk again
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Can you please tell me if your cycles ever went back to normal and how long did it take?
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This happened to me after a flue shot! I couldn't sleep at night as my arm if I moved would kill me. It felt hot, and ached sooooo bad. Like you said, just rubbed your finger softly on it and it was severe pain. Drs acted like I was very odd.....
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late posting here - a patient in my doctor's office had an injection of Synvisc, and developed rheumatoid arthritis in ALL his joints. I would never chance that. Apparently it is a known risk - obviously not known well enough
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I have the very same thing..thought I was going crazy and wondered why ? Then I satted seeing peoples posts about having the rashes after the injections ...I had them in both knees and the itchy rash appeared a week or so later and is maddening ....
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I had a cortisone injection recently for pain related to a tear in the muscles surrounding the rotor cuff on my left shoulder. Two days ago I began having severe stomach cramps which are now continuing. I'm glad I checked this site as I was very concerned that I may be suffering effects of diverticulitis problems. I had been diagnosed with diverticulitis after a colonoscopy a year or two ago. It hurts to urinate and also defecate. I hope this is not a long-lasting side effect of the cortisone injection (if it is related to that at all).
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I had a epidural of kenalog 40 in January 2011 just before the label change to not for epidural use in June 2011. I have since found out it was used off label never approved for epidurials and a fluorinated drug. This drug kenalog has ruined my life in many horrible ways.
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