Cortisone effects?

Question

How long after a shot in the knee, will I be in pain and unable to move around?

I'm having my knee dained and a shot of cortisone today!! HOW long until I'm up and moving around at all, moreover for the all the pain to go away?

Answer 1

Hello,
Just thought I'd add my two cents in on the subject. I had my knee injected with Coritzone yesterday (wed the 29) and it was the worst thing that I've ever done. The injection itself wasnt all that bad and I had it done without any numbing agents. It does take forever maybe 20 - 30 sec. to administer the cortizone as its thick. After though when I had to drive home I was in tears. It hurt so much worse that it did before I went into the office and I was up until about 4am this morning in pain. I dozed off in maybe 10 min intervels but I couldn't get comfortable enought to even sleep. Today was not a whole lot better. I called my doctor and he said that in some cases it can crystalize in the knee joint for a few days and make it about 5x more painful than the origional pain.
Think hard about this... it sucks!!

Answer 2

Most people feel better within several minutes.

The area where the injection was made will be a little bit sore today. But if you are already in such bad pain you need a cortizone injection then the soreness at the injection site won't be a big deal.

My dad is 55 and he has heel spurs. He is usually very reasonable guy, but he has a terrible fear of needles. He went to the doctor the other day and the doc said he needed a cotizone injection in the bottom of his foot. My dad said "Ok then let's get it over with now" (My mom was in the Dr.'s office with him). He asked the doctor to numb his foot before the shot, and the doctor sprayed his foot with anasthetic. I mean he is just terribly squeamish about needles. He said the injection seemed to take a long time because the cortizone was thick. But maybe it just seemed like a long time because he is so deathly afraid of things like that. Anyway, he said his foot felt better immediately EDIT: (not 100% better, but he did have relief from the pain within minutes). He said he would do it all over again in a heartbeat, the relief was so great.

Heel spurs are exquistely painful, you take a step and the pain shoots from the bottom of your foot up your leg with every step. My dad was able to comfortably walk on his feet right out of the office. He said it was a little sore at the injection site but nothing like heel spur pain. The soreness lasted a day, but he was able to walk around just fine, and I mean heel spurs are on the bottom of your feet, so if he was walking on them he must have been ok. My grandma gets injections in her knees fairly frequently and she always feels better right away.

Be brave, good luck, and hope this helps.

Answer 3

It takes about seven days for the Cortisone to remove the inflammation. Don't expect to feel better in a few minutes, that would only be the numbing agent. Ask your doctor these questions before the procedure.