Post Cortisone Injection Blues

[rhinothing]

Hi everyone,

I had a cortisone injection in my right shoulder for a rotator cuff injury last Tuesday and today I'm feeling worse than ever.

Thought this would occur for a few days, which it did, but today it feels just as bad. Am worried as it's five days now and I still have pain. Can this be normal, or has the injection simply not helped?

Thanks

Rhino

[jdmalm123]

they can take a few days for full effect and can swell/cause more pain in the meantime. also, sometimes the doc can miss the ideal spot.
go back, he can give you another or confirm no complications.

[MS1987]

After I got my cortisone shot in the wrist it felt much worse the following days. The range of motion was severely limted. I did some wrist curls, which also hurt, but the next day the wrist felt much better. Don't know if the same is advisable for the rotator cuff.