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ilovesarah2012 - vanity
Posted on 02/11/2017 3:55:12 PM PST by ilovesarah2012
Cortisone injection
TOPICS: Health/Medicine
KEYWORDS: arthritis; ilovesarah2012
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I have developed arthritis in my right hip. My doctor says it is moderate so surgery isn't necessary but a cortisone injection may help. I have been reading about side effects and am unsure what to do. Any advice from Freepers who have had injections?
To: ilovesarah2012
Take the shot I get carpenters elbow once in a while it cures it for years I know elbows ain’t hips but it will help
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posted on
02/11/2017 3:56:47 PM PST
by
al baby
(Hi Mom Its a Joke friends)
To: ilovesarah2012
I have arthritis all over tho it is worst in my left shoulder.
My Dr. gives me cortisone shots every few months. It helps a little but other than that I have no other effects from it. He did say he could not give them too often.
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posted on
02/11/2017 3:57:54 PM PST
by
yarddog
(Romans 8:38-39, For I am persuaded.)
To: ilovesarah2012
Getting old is better than the alternative...LOL
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posted on
02/11/2017 3:59:06 PM PST
by
JBW1949
(I'm really PC....PATRIOTICALLY CORRECT!!!!)
To: ilovesarah2012
Consistent alcohol intake is a great comfort.
To: ilovesarah2012
As George Burns once said, getting old sure beats the alternative.
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posted on
02/11/2017 4:00:33 PM PST
by
sockhead
To: ilovesarah2012
Growing old sucks.
______
But it beats the alternative! When I have had cortisone shots, they have worked wonders. Good luck.
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posted on
02/11/2017 4:01:11 PM PST
by
hanamizu
To: humblegunner
You shouldn’t post while drinking.
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posted on
02/11/2017 4:03:07 PM PST
by
sauropod
(Beware the fury of a patient man. I've lost my patience!)
To: yarddog
I have Spinal Stenosis,Arthritis,Diabetes and about everything else. My Doctor told me he could get me relief for about everything but my Arthritis. I grin,TAKE EVERYTHING HE TELLS Me and thank the Lord everyday,he has been better to me than I really deserve. Look around and someone else is in worse shape than us but pain does get tough a times.
To: humblegunner
That is the first thing I have agreed with you on for years.
Cheap Beer and 70 degrees is my motto.
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posted on
02/11/2017 4:03:22 PM PST
by
eyedigress
((Old storm chaser from the west))
To: ilovesarah2012
Surgery is the last resort. Cortisone may or may not help, depends on what is causing the pain.
If you are in otherwise good health the side effects should be minimal or none. You may want to watch what you eat for a couple of weeks because it does make you hungry.
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posted on
02/11/2017 4:04:01 PM PST
by
Harmless Teddy Bear
(Not a Romantic, not a hero worshiper and stop trying to tug my heartstrings. It tickles! (pink bow))
To: sauropod
Why? It’s beats driving and posting.
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posted on
02/11/2017 4:04:36 PM PST
by
eyedigress
((Old storm chaser from the west))
To: ilovesarah2012
Cortisone shots can work wonders for awhile. It’s one of the fastest and most effective ways I know to get rid of the pain and aching.
To: ilovesarah2012
Tell me about it. I turn 41 tomorrow, and in 4 weeks am going to have to have surgery on an impinged shoulder. At least my diabetes is under control. 😂
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posted on
02/11/2017 4:06:11 PM PST
by
gop4lyf
(Gay marriage is neither.)
To: ilovesarah2012
Had Trigger Thumb before I was close to getting “old”
Worst part was that long needle jammed in the soft flesh between my thumb and forefinger.
But it worked.
Next day my thumb no longer locked up. Haven’t had an issue with it since.
Now take Celebrex for mild arthritis, but can only do one a day since it’s not so good on me kidney disease
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posted on
02/11/2017 4:07:16 PM PST
by
digger48
To: al baby
if Carpenters elbow is same as tennis elbow dont get cortisone shot - ask for your platelets to be concentrated from your blood and injected into the site. It HEALs the problem; steroids only push it off a few years.
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posted on
02/11/2017 4:09:43 PM PST
by
corkoman
To: gop4lyf
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What is your surgery going to do for you?
.
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posted on
02/11/2017 4:09:52 PM PST
by
editor-surveyor
(Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
To: JBW1949
Getting old is better than the alternative...LOL Depending, of course, on which way you're going!
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posted on
02/11/2017 4:10:40 PM PST
by
null and void
(Trump's critics have evolved from expecting Trump to be Hitler to preferring it.)
To: digger48
Works great on my back and shoulders.
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posted on
02/11/2017 4:11:35 PM PST
by
Dr. Bogus Pachysandra
(Don't touch that thing Don't let anybody touch that thing!I'm a Doctor and I won't touch that thing!)
To: eyedigress
The Posting Policeman adjusts his uniform....
... and writes you a pricey ticket.
He knows better than you.
Just ask him.
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posted on
02/11/2017 4:11:56 PM PST
by
sauropod
(Beware the fury of a patient man. I've lost my patience!)
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