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Cortisone is a steroid hormone. Cortisone and adrenaline are the main hormones released by the body as a reaction to stress. They elevate blood pressure and prepare the body for a fight or flight response.
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Treatment Success Rate
| Top 5 Communities | ||
| Condition | Members | Success |
| Back Pain | 349 |
56% |
| Chronic Pain | 21 |
71% |
| Alopecia Areata | 10 |
70% |
| Sports Injuries | 10 |
60% |
| Arthritis | 6 |
83% |
Overall, 60% (427
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Cortisone (Injection) Reviews
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works great
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Worked for a month each time
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dont work anymore not even for a day
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Helps rib joints. But, hurts like H*** for a week!
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It worked for a few years
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most recently had a good result little to no pain since injection, about 38 hours.
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This provides relief and the superwoman feeling for several days or even a week or two but it also is at least partly to blame for premature cateracts.
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Worked for about 5 hours and I was in excruciating pain again
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Worked, but too expensive, and PAINFUL!!
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I have had numoerous shots and they work for a short period of time.
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keep getting? keep getting? don't work, only last few days
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helps get 1 every 6 weeks
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can only have so many of these.work for a short period of time ,then pain is back
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Great for diagnostic purposes but I never get relief from them And I always get the cortisone flush where I turn all red and am too hot for 3-5 days after
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Am concerned as to long term damaging effects if any.
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cortisone injection
Have you had cortisone before? I would be concerned about an allergic reaction. Perhaps you should call you doctor. Gentle huggles.... [More] -
Cortisone shots for pain?!
I did have cortisone injections in my neck with great releif. After the injections I did the research and the possible side effects can be devistating... [More] -
any advice?
What kind of injection did you have? Cortisone? If that's the case, I had a bad (painful) reaction as well. [More] -
articular cortisone injections
That is terrible, i hope you feel better soon. [More] -
articular cortisone injections
Thats terrible.I hope you feel better soon. Tonia [More]
