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Has anyone had a good or bad experience with receiving a cortisone injection after having a fractured humerus? The bone has healed (no surgery needed), but, I still have limlited range of motion and my doctor mentioned a cortisone injection would alleviate this.
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richella_40978 mimi45058
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It's entirely possible that the injection could give you some relief. Has physical therapy been mentioned? Just getting that arm and those rotator cuff muscles and tendons moving could be the culprit. Best wishes to you. (I'm almost 4 months out from rotator cuff surgery and it's been a trying time, but it seems diligence and patience are finally paying off)
mimi45058 richella_40978
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richella_40978 mimi45058
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Just not sure how to reply to that. Judgement call on the injection. I don't know what your pain is like. If you are experiencing mild pain, I would forego the injection. But that's me. I still have pain with my therapy, and other times. It still hurts and aches on its own just yet, but I wouldn't do the cortisone if I didnt have too.
mimi45058 richella_40978
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richella_40978 mimi45058
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Icing seems to help. I wish you a total recovery. It's a long tedious process.
but it gets better..
christine64637 mimi45058
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mimi45058 christine64637
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richella_40978 mimi45058
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Let me stress how very important your exercises with stretching are. Those are for your range of motion. I am 4 and a half months post. So important. I couldn't start strengthening right away due to the rotator cuff surgery. The pain has finally gotten SO much better. Now I'm comfortable starting my strength exercises. Patience is key with these darn shoulder surgeries. I'm convinced. But it is hard. Best wishes!
christine64637 richella_40978
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Thank you. Hope you continue to improve. You're right-patience is the key but it's hard with an approaching holiday and so much else I need to do and a next to useless arm!! I think the problem is that progress seems to have stalled with the ROM. I've achieved about 150 assisted and only 90-100 unassisted. I achieve about 45 sideways and 10 back!! This isn't very impressive and my physio is pushing/ motivating me to keep aiming for more! But you're right, I need to look at how far I've come since that trip in May and A and E.