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Steroid injection

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chickydoo · 18/09/2013 17:55

Hi
Was wondering if anyone has had a steroid injection for shoulder bursitis?
I have shoulder pain ( long term) and recently discovered through scans that the cause is likely to be bursitis.
I am really worried about the side effects of cortisone. My mother had a cortisone injection 30 years ago and all her hair fell out.
Has anyone any experience of this?
TIA

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digerd · 18/09/2013 18:45

No. People can have unusual side effects. Your poor mum.
Just wanted to say that a friend of mine had a steroid injection in both thighs for hip/groin pain, and was surprised that the good effects took 2 weeks to work. Her hair has not fallen out.
Good luck. It is difficult with shoulder pain to find out what is causing it.

Matildathecat · 18/09/2013 18:48

My fil had a steroid injection in his shoulder for arthritis a few weeks ago. It has helped his pain a lot (though now he's complaining about hie elbow!).

He had no side effects that I'm aware of. The injections do take a while to kick in so I'd say give it a go...

Matildathecat · 18/09/2013 18:50

Also, 30 years ago??!! Guessing things may have been refined a bit since then!

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chickydoo · 18/09/2013 19:12

Thank you!
Nice to hear some positive stories, helps to put the mind at ease

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TheFuzz · 19/09/2013 09:21

Worth trying.

Depending upon where they are trying to get to it can be a bit weird as they can have the needle in for a minute or two.

I wouldn't say it was particularly painful, just uncomfortable.

I ended up with surgery, but mine was caused by an accident. Cortisone injections are a conservative treatment. Sometimes they work, sometimes not. You can have upto 3 in one spot per year.

Only side effects are it can cause thinning of the skin if you have lots of injections in the same spot.

The injection I had didn't improve my situation (impingement) as it really needed surgery, but I had other muscle damage that other steroid injections cleared up first time - that was a remarkable difference.

Worth giving it a try before any other intervention.

prettyanddainty · 19/09/2013 10:17

My Dad had a steroid injection couple of weeks ago, his shoulder was sore for a couple of days after, but he said he hasn't had pain since and his shoulder is a lot better. He has arthritis in both shoulders.

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chickydoo · 19/09/2013 10:54

Thank you so much

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