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recovery time after cortisone injection

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conker
conker

I'm having my first injection next week after trying everything available it's in my left heel I've heard few things as 2 days to 2 weeks how long should I refrain from going to work after having it done

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  • pina82592
    pina82592 conker

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    i have just had a cortisone injection in left foot below middle toe been two days still cannot put foot down on ground painful was i the same for you
  • sheila81682
    sheila81682 conker

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    I used several ice packs - each pack for 20 mins. This helped a lot. I was able to move around after two days. My injection was given for knee pain. The injection might affect the heel somewhat differently. I recommend checking in with your doctor -

    but ice packs surely help.

  • toni07149
    toni07149 conker

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    Just had the injection today in my hip and ever since i cant stop peeing even when ive been to the toilet i still pee a little uncontrollably is this normal? Also has anyone here been told they have fibromyalgia? Just been told by the same dr i show alot of sines of it but i dont quite understand it and i was to embraced to stay and ask due to wetting myself constantly after the cortisone injection
    • JenInCali
      JenInCali toni07149

      Posted

      Yes I have fibromyalgia and autoimmune disorders. Plantar fasciitis on top of that. Good times, right?
  • della28415
    della28415 conker

    Posted

    I had a shot in my left heel and it's still hurts how long did you recover?

  • bill41435
    bill41435 conker

    Posted

    Man makes plans and god laughs..in USA..my knee doc said some just learn to power through.  Have had many injections and find that relief should come fairly quick or it may not help. Couple days.. to everyone on this site I say keep the faith, it sucks getting older and those who haven't had this type of pain including doctors won't understand. Best advise is realize that you need to slow or change activities that upset and agrivate the joint.  Once arthritis sets in short of replacement you've got to take it easy on the joint.

    • jennifer32285
      jennifer32285 bill41435

      Posted

      Hi there, I had the injection over Chrismas did I was told and only just have a little pain but nothing I can't live with compaired to what I was going though. It is amazing. It has helped the pain all over , has ezed it so I can have a good life for now. With god's help may it last. Still learning I am not 21 any more haha and need to learn to slow down. Have a great day always.

       

  • argusy
    argusy conker

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    My doctor said I had a 5 mm 'spot' in my right heel, affecting the Plantar Fasciitis, so she sent me to a specialist. They x-rayed it, then gave me a date to fix it (last December).

    OK, nerve blocker followed by the injection. The doctor explained what he was doing, and took about 2 minutes to give me the injection - SLOWLY, and not a drop of blood when he finished. Next morning, numbness from the nerve blocker gone, pain gone, up and about, and stayed that way for 4 months.

    I had it done again two days ago. This time another doctor gave me the injection.

    She was in and out in less than 30 seconds, and it hurt. The injection site bled a lot, and she was out the door like a rocket, leaving the nurse to stop the bleeding and apply a band-aid.  What is really annoying is that she injected me in the wrong spot, so now I have a foot that I can't walk on from soreness from the injection and the original sore spot is again hurting.

    The specialists will be hearing from me tomorrow (they don't open on weekends)

    My point is, if the specialist knows what he/she is doing, and takes DUE CARE, then an injection in the heel should just feel 'uncomfortable', and when the numbness goes away, you should be able to walk within 24 hours

  • zanylany
    zanylany conker

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    Hi

    I think it is the luck of the draw as to whether the injection works.  I had one 3 weeks ago and it hasn't made any difference.  I also think that the degree of pain varies so much .  I have people say to me Oh I have that.  I can't wear shoes as my foot is swollen also and I have bought from a podiatrist with the special insoles.  They are not comfortable either.  The best thing I find for relief is taping the foot.  Whilst it doesn't cure but  it makes walking easier and lessons the pain. 

  • julie85450
    julie85450 conker

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    Hi I had a cortisone injection on Friday evening for planter fasciitis after haveing lots of physio acupuncture foot still painful and worried it hasn't worked.I am due back to work tommow I work in a boarding school will be on my feet for 4 hours on stone flooring will this be ok for my recovery.

    • argusy
      argusy julie85450

      Posted

      Hi Julie.

      Probably not. You need to go back to your doctor and tell him that

      - Graham

    • christophe77444
      christophe77444 julie85450

      Posted

      Hi Julie,

      Cortisone injections should be OK after a couple of day's but they vary depending on who does the injection and how good they are and as pf is tissue not a joint it is doubtful that they are a good idea.

      Those of us with pf find concrete and stone floors aggravate the condition so I would advise wearing trainers with cushioning in them ether gel insoles or gel heel pads and keep on with the calf stretching and pysio but the acupuncture rarely works for long and is most effective with nerve problems. Hot foot bathes before the stretching exercises is also helpful, icing only really numbs the area so is very short term although it can reduce inflammation, see what works best for you just save surgery for the last option if all else fails.

    • julie85450
      julie85450 christophe77444

      Posted

      Thank you for your answear my docter said I could do 4 hours on my feet which I have done but things are still the same .....pain is still same I have tryed everything now still haveing physio twice week doing streches at home had this since last August really fed up now it's taking my life over.

  • julie85450
    julie85450 conker

    Posted

    Hi I had a cortisone last Friday not feeling any different a week on is this right .
    • christophe77444
      christophe77444 julie85450

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      Hi Julie,

      Sorry the cortisone did not work I never bothered to try as I was told they would not work and I was already having them in my Knee where they worked like magic and last about 6 months but they told me they only worked for joints the larger the better so the knee is fine and hip and shoulder but other joints are smaller so less likely to work so they need to see they are getting the needle in the right place so they normally advise a hospital do it as they have the scanners to guide them.

      I can only say the stretching exercises and cushioning worked for me but it took 3 months and went as soon as it had come.

    • julie85450
      julie85450 christophe77444

      Posted

      Thank you for your reply my physio seems to think I will need another one ...it's really up setting me now as I have brought everything on the market done everything I an and here I am still in pain can't think what else but opertain now just want thus pain gone want my life back .

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