I'm having my first injection next week after trying everything available it's in my left heel I've heard few things as 2 days to 2 weeks how long should I refrain from going to work after having it done
I've had quite a few of those done !
Off wlrk....depends on what work is.
Most Docs suggest that 48hours to 10 days is the time necessary for cortisone to take effect but the only issue really is squeezing the fluid out of the area that requires the cortisone. One doc wanted me to rest for the full 10 days to make sure it lasted in the required area, another said I should get some indication of +/- in 48 hours - I reckon it depends on how much you would be on your feet at work.
Thanks for that I thought it differed my employers are convinced that it's only like a cortisone in shoulder ill be fine in 2 days. .They have no idea you don't walk on your shoulder
I was told nothing when I had my injections, but as my foot swelled to double its size the next day I couldn't walk anyway and had to stay home. It took about 4 days for me to be able to put a shoe on and then the swelling would come and go, I had 9 injections in one foot in one session. It hurt a lot, and yes, I cried and screamed. But as we reach a desparate stage we start to try anything just to get some relief. I hope it all goes well, make sure you pee before you get it done as you may do it during the treatment. Good luck.
I am a Podiatric Surgeon and would advise that you reduce your activity for 24-48 hours post injection. Some patients exprience a steroid flare which essentially means you get a reaction to the injection which makes the area very painful. This generally lasts 5-7 days and you simply have to manage the pain levels with rest and analgesia - this is different to an infection post injection which is much less common.
There is no scientific evidence that walking on the foot disperses the fluid more quickly and the effectiveness is very variable between individuals. Some get immediate reliefe, some it takes 2-4 weeks, others get no relief. It is a little unpredictable although some scnas can help to guide the potntial benefit.
Hi, is there any hope for us sufferers? My doctor has fobbed me off for 14 years with painkillers, without exercises or referals, saying it will just 'go away' I'm now at the stage where some mornings I can't actually walk and at 43 years old crawling on your knees first thing to the bathroom and hauling yourself up via the loo and sink is a grim as it gets. Its cheaper to buy nurofen plus, than a prescription and I walk on the outside of my foot which effects my knee, hips and back. I don't want to be in a wheelchair and when the pain was really bad a few years ago I considered ending it all. My doctor told me to just get rest and rub on anti inflamatories and I'd feel better soon. I'm now paying to go private to see a consultant, hopefully my life will not be dominated anymore by this condition, and if this works I can help others who share this rotten condition.
I would simply of changed doctors no way would I have been fobbed off
I thought so thanks for the advice
I have a busy job however my employers have let me have a more seated role but this still requires me to get up and down and walk round quite a bit my physio is in contact with my job and has sent them a report on what I should avoid it just has annoyed me that my employers think you've got 48 hrs to recover that's it
Oh god sounds terrible my foot is already swollen
My other foot the good one is swollen this morning as it's taking the brunt of me walking funny as is the knee painful
I was put out for manipulation and injections of the foot, and find a week later it's still painful and tender. You go in for a procedure to reduce pain - that's ironic. Will call the specialist's assistant and see if I can get some information to see if it's a steroid flare. I'm sick of feet.
Have you tried Indometacin, Iv'e had pain in the heel for 6 months but when I started taking 25mg capsules for my knee the plantar fasciitis pain went away within a day and I am now back to walking several miles with no pain' just wish it had worked on my Knee as well.
I had cortisone shots yesterday in side of foot & was sore yesterday,but, so much relief today. But can not stretch foot for 2 days, ice 20 minutes every hour for 2 day,stay off as much possible so cortisone can settle. I will not lie & say it was not painful,because it was. But if I can handle it you can,because I am a big baby. He used the numbing spray as he was doing,but,still felt the initial needle stick ( not bad) but after that nothing. Let me know how it goes!
I have had the cortisone injections on both heels and it extremely painful! The doctor told me to go about my day, but what he didn't expect was that it bruised both my feet; slightest touch made me cry! 1 wk later I go to another foot specialist (still in unbearable pain) she went more into detail on the cause of my pain. Not only the spurs but pinched nerve in one and tightened ligaments on both. Treatment for now is physical therapy 3x wkly for 3 wks, expensive running shoes, good arch supports and off my feet for a total of 3 wks. God bless!
It depends on the individual. I had an injection done in my knee on March 29th. I still have pain in my knee going in my thigh and back
I didnt ge told any recovery time just that it would be fine straight away. how wrong were they the next day it was twice as painful and I couldnt put my foot on the floor, I was so bad I didnt go out for about 3 days then it eased off a lot.
I WOULD NOT have any more injections as the pain gets worse after 3 months when it wears off....
So I have morton's neuroma started in my right foot just had a cortisone shot on Friday - should it be better by now? My left foot is actually more painful than my right on the top (the bottom is worse on my right); supposedly I have multiple in my left - would that cause numbness on the top and pain in the top. Just weird It all happened all of a sudden wtihin the past month. I am/was a runner - ran 6.5 miles everyday for 20 years. I have no idea what to expect as of yet noone has really explained anything to me..........
I had Mortons Neuroma in both feet years apart and did cortisone, and on my left foot did the open surgery and NOTHING works for MN except for cryosurgery where they go in and freeze the nerve, its a miracle worked for both my feet and its the easiest procedure like a 20 min in ofice visit by a good podiatrist, not many podiatriast do it but there is a great one Dr. Katz in Tampa and another I went to in Encinitas Podiatry Group (near San Diego, CA). I hardly ever write in these types of forums but I know your pain and wish someone had told me about cryosurgery before I went through all the injections and open surgery. Hope this helps you.
I am in crazy pain since my injection - 10+. I have a neuroma sitting on the nerve on the ankle which has caused issues at night mostly for 5 years - but it is manageable , sometimes with cortisone which has been very different that this last one -- (different doctor too) I had not had an injection for 3 years, then yesterday when injected I almost passed out -- I can't walk, or think, putting ice the foot and on pain medication -- wondering: can the doctor have hit the nerve and caused damage there? I am active and healthy yoga teacher- this is the worst thing I have ever been through in terms of foot pain. could this be damage or just a reaction ?