Cortizone shots

Wayco Wayne_2

2 cortizine shots in the elbow. One for tennis elbow, (No I don't play tennis) and the other for golfers elbow. (No golf either). I have not experienced such pain afterwards since my rotator cuff surgery. It has gotten better to a level I can stand but for 5 hours afterwards it was most uncomfortable. This business is hard on the body. At 50 I have abused my body for a long time I guess. I love what I do but it may be getting to be time to find a different way to get things done. Has anyone else had this proceedure. What is the prognosis for recovery?

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Darin Cook_3

Wayne

I do not know anyone who has had that procedure. I do agree that this trade can be extremely hard on the body. Those effects seem to really come to light in a persons later years. A good friend of mine who lived and worked in New York City for many many years as a boiler man, He just turned 64. A awesome heavy oil man. He has four herniated disc that have turned on him. Very painful. Goes back to all the years of tugging, pulling, and lifting. Knees kill him from kneeling on concrete doing service calls. Sometimes in our zest to produce we give ourselves a pounding. To anyone starting out in the trade, use all the proper safety devices or you will pay a price with your body.

Why didn't they have Munchkins and Mr. Slims years ago?

Wayne, Good Luck with the Doc.



Darin

Doug Wagoner

I have had the cortizone

in my elbows, knees and one hip. I appreciate the benefits and pain releif it affords the next day. However it wears off all too quickly. It does allow the inflamed tissue to heal and recover from the abuse. You should be feeling better soon if not already. Hang in there, elbow replacement is just around the corner. I have had both my knees replaced and am looking at a hip in a year or two. Best move I have made to aleviate pain. Heavy lifting has been farmed out to the younger set.

Murph'_5

year 1997

Had badd things happening to my left knee, had to sell my truck (standard shift)or have a designated driver to get me to work. If I could work, went on for three months or so till I finally got a shot, hurt like hell for a day and I was warned that two shots would be the limit. Rested for a few days after that and never looked back, although it did put a cramp on my skiing. I have yet to jump back on the boards.......someday soon!!


Murph' (sos)

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Carl PE

Shots

I've had 3 in one elbow, and 2 in the other. Doc says next time I mess one up, he's going in.

I've been taking it easy for a couple years since then. I thought I blew one out again framing my garage, but it quit hurting after a couple weeks. whew.

Two of our fitters have had their shoulders worked on, one his back. A couple of the tinners have had the elbow surgery. Apparently it works, but you won't be using it for a couple months after. Repetitive stress injuries are a bear. You'll never realize how much you use something 'til you can't.

Oh yeah. They have an alternative to the shots now. They smear a cortizone cream over the spot, tape a slimy pad over the whole area, and hook it up to a transformer. Itches like crazy when they turn it on, but it's still better than the shot. Takes 10 or 15 minutes.

If there's a "sports medicine" place in your neighborhood, you might pay them a visit. They deal with this all the time, and can tell you about other treatment options. Less pain and $ than an orthopaedic surgeon, and less time on the bench.

Weezbo

i dont go for shots..buh

find good korean or chinese or japanese acupunture dr......and take up swimming once a week for a while ...a sports medicine dr is also a right on suggestion. i dont know mrs. ache and mr.payne...all i know is you are well rid of any drug,unless it is doing something to bring you Back into equilibrium.most of western medicine is like one size fits all and a heck of a lot of bang on bang off with Overshoot...to put it in the venacular:)

Mike T., Swampeast MO

As the Dr. probably told you tennis elbow and golfer's elbow are similar--they just affect different sides of the elbow but are usually caused by different types of movement of the arm and hand.

The technical name is epicondylitis. Like any "itis" this is an inflammation. Unfortunately, this is one that doesn't like to heal on its own as your normal work activity only aggravates the area causing yet more swelling, pain and muscle/tendon damage.

The best thing you can do is to severely limit the activities that cause the problem to give it a chance to heal before even normal activity aggravates the condition.

It sounds like you've gone beyond that state so you got cortisone injections. Like any steroid, cortisone is quite effective at reducing inflammation.

The good thing is that by cutting down on the swelling, cortisone can aid healing and reduce pain greatly.

The bad thing is that pain really is your body's way of telling you to "do something". The cortisone will reduce the pain, but such is a false sense that things are OK. You MUST give the joint a chance to heal as the cortisone itself does not repair the problem. If you just keeping doing things in the way you've always done, you'll just need ever more frequent injections to receive the same level of relief and the damage in the joint will continue to progress.

One other good thing is that these problems (unlike many with the knee) aren't the result of a condition in the joint itself. Reduce rotating your wrist (golfer's elbow) and hyperextending your forearm (tennis elbow). Take it as easy as possible for as long as possible and everything will probably be fine before too incredibly long. Then you can resume near normal work--but still pay attention to the types of activity that bring on the problem.

Ken C.

Wayne, about six years ago,

I had a cortisone shot in my shoulder, which had bursitis from weightlifting. The doc stuck a needle right into the joint, no shot beforehand to numb the pain, I nearly passed out. But, the shot was effective, I felt better almost immediately, and the effect has lasted so far. Occasionally (maybe two or three times a year), the joint flares up and I get some pain, but it usually goes away in a day or two with good ole aspirin. If my wife tries to rest her head on my shoulder while I'm lying down, I feel pain, but work doesn't bother it.
Over the last two months, I had two cortisone injections for a herniated disk in my lower back. Again, the shots helped greatly. The pain - more like a numb or tingling sensation - used to be felt in my buttock and radiated down the back of my leg, but now, I hardly notice pain most of the time. If you rate pain on a 1 to 10 scale, with 10 being excruciating, I went from level 5-6 pain before the shots, to 1-2 pain after.
Also, my doctor said it could take up to two weeks to feel a positive affect from the shot, so give it a bit more time. Everyone's body reacts differently. Good luck.

chuck shaw

pretty much answers

the question I hear so often

"Chuck, why did you stop working with the tools, and go into tech support"

Chuck

Bill Nye

Repetitive motion

Like the nut driver on fuel pump covers, sand cloth cleaning copper tubing, cutting copper tubing, and probaly the worst- pulling on a pipe wrench for days on end.

It took its toll on my elbow , hurt so bad I couldn't even hold a coffee mug with my arm extended.
I got the shot, It hurt so damn bad for the next two days I wished I never got it! Third day I forgot all about it , no pain at all.

Now I try to take it easy and not over stress elbow, been ok

Tom_35

Cortisone shots

I've had gout attacks numerous times and the first couple of years, the doctor would give the cortisone shot. The big toe and the ankle---sure makes a guy humble. Also had them in my hip before I finally got it replaced.

They deliver relief, but it is sure hard to stomach while the shot is be administered.

TA

Wayco Wayne_2

Yeah Bill

I've gotthen shots in my shoulder before and had mixxed results to the point that I finally had surgery 2 years ago. I attended the first Wetstock with my arm in a sling but fortunately could still lift my drinks with the other hand. What surprized my was the pain I experienced from these shots in each side of my elbow. By the time I had driven home the pain was traveling down my arm and getting worse by the minute. About 5 hours later it started to subside. I start PT today to try and heal it. Yesterday I hired a part time helper to do my lifting and whatever for me. It's hard letting someone else do the stuff. I just want to grab it and do it right. Thanks for all your comments. WW

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