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- From: silver@macbeth.umd.edu (Adam Silver)
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- Subject: Re: Cortisone
- Message-ID: <14692@umd5.umd.edu>
- Date: 28 Jul 92 12:57:15 GMT
- References: <1992Jul28.031822.4753@ux1.cts.eiu.edu>
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- In article <1992Jul28.031822.4753@ux1.cts.eiu.edu> cfaks@ux1.cts.eiu.edu (Alice Sanders) writes:
- >I just had a cortisone injection in my shoulder for tendonitis or a
- >partial tear of the supraspinitus muscle. It was several hours ago. I
- >don't feel so good. Does cortisone injected like that make one feel ill?
- >I did receive a message from someone who said his friend got ill
- >(nauseous) from shots of cortisone. What are the known side-effects of a
- >local injection of cortisone with xylocaine?
- >
- >Thanks.
- >
- >Alice
-
- I had 4 (yes, four) cortisone injections in my shoulder. I didn't feel
- nauseated even 1 time. Finally, I found out that it wasn't an inflammation
- of my superspinatus but actually a small tear. Bummer. I'm doing great now
- though (after arthroscopic).
-
- -Adam
-
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