A friend of mine had a injection of something for her tennis elbow, I know it is not Cortisone..what is similar to Cortisone?
I will be having surgery this week to fix my chronic (three years) tennis elbow. I tried getting a cortisone shot but it only made my condition worse. I want to know what the recovery from the surgery will be like. I am told by my surgeon that he will be trimming the tendon (ligament?) shaving the bone where it attaches and then reattaching the tendon. I start back at school three hours away from home two weeks after my surgery. Am I cutting it too close? I also am a little nervous about the general anesthesia. I know I will be ok but I guess I just don’t know what to expect and it is making me nervous.
Also, I don’t play tennis but I thought there might be more people over here who have had experience with this.
ive had an elbow problem for a long time. 4 months. first i went to a doctor that specializes in that kind of stuff and she said tennis elbow first, then she said ligaments are loose, then im missing a sheet of tissue. i went to a chiropractor and he said different. i went to a super expensive sport massage therapist, and he said different. i can’t pin point the pain for some reason(told them that) i think its bursitis. what should i do? ice or heat? i want a cortisone shot but afraid, i heard it hurts alot more then a normal tetanus shot.
I got a coritsone injection for tennis elbow and got the "flare" side effect, its been 3 days and now finally starting to feel like it did before the shot. (I can at least bend my arm somewhat now) Not 100%. but at least it dont feel like it’s broke anymore. I swear that shot put me in soooooo much pain. I iced for 3 days and limited activity. But now, how long before the cortisone kicks in and helps my tennis elbow. Am I being impaitent or did this cortisone shot not do the trick?
This started about 2 months ago in mainly my hand and fingers. It extended to my wrist, then forearm. My primary said "tennis elbow" and gave me a cortisone shot. It didn’t help and I’ve had lots of cortisone shots in my hand and wrist over the past several years. He sent me to an orthopaedic who said it didn’t seem like carpel tunnel but had me tested. The nerve conduction test and EMG testing for pinched nerves and nerve damage came back fine. Now he wants me to see a neurologist to rule out MS. No other symptoms that I can think of. The muscle weakness has now started in my upper arm. It hurts to type at work, brush my teeth and even drive. (It’s my dominant arm.) Any thoughts?
I am having real PAIN after cortisone injection. I just got a cortisone shot yesterday afternoon for my tennis “elbow”, and within 1 hour my arm/elbow hurt way worse than before the shot.
24 hrs later it’s killing me! The pain in unbearable..Ive been icing it, taking vicodin and still no relief.
How long does this so called “cortisone flare” last. Ive got work to do, and I hurt so much! I wish the doc would have told me of possible side effects.. 5 weeks.. is the pain from the shot, or your original existing pain?>
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I am going to the MEPS in about 10 days. I have a slightly aggravated tendon or ligament in my elbow that reduces my arm to about 15 degrees less than straight. I have been approved to go for all kinds of other injuries, ACL tears and ankle tears and breakage. I did not mention my elbow because it does not cause any problems. I can still do push ups and pull ups. I can still ride BMX damn well. I didn’t even consider it until I read the descriptions of exercises done at MEPS. I can touch thumbs to shoulders, but when I extend arms out in front with palms up, one arm is a little off. Considering getting a cortisone shot before I go. Does it sound like I will be DQ’d for this?
I am wondering if a cortisone shot will only provide temporary pain relief? Been struggling with tennis elbow for 7 weeks. I haven’t touched a racquet in 6 weeks and stopped lifting weights 4 weeks ago.
Started taking aleve twice a day 5 days ago and plan to continue that for total of 14 days then see MD if no better. I was icing it 1-2 times a day for about 2 weeks but stopped after no improvement felt.
Any thoughts?
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