I’ve had them in my lower back, and in my left shoulder. I’ve got spinal stenosis in the lower back, and a rotator cuff tear with impingement in the left shoulder. Sometimes the shots work, sometimes they don’t. I stopped getting the shots in the lower back because they didn’t work anymore. The last shot I got in my shoulder didn’t work either, and the pain got worse for several weeks. One of his assistants gave me that shot. I seem to have better results when the doctor gives me the shot rather than one of his assistants. My Orthopedic doctor has told me that if I get a shot in the shoulder, I can’t get another shot in the same place until 3 months have passed. I’m a female, and the side effects I have gotten is that my face gets flushed for a day or two. It can also give you a headache, and cause your blood pressure and glucose levels to go up slightly for a few days.
Those are the side effects I had read about. I think I will take my chances because the pain has been ongoing for over two years.