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  • Posted on: Feb 2, 2008 10:53 am
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jinky wrote:

Hi Everyone,

I am waiting for a xray of my thumb as i have arthritis so bad there it is double in size.

I have alot of arthritis in my body (26yrs) and i am on celebrex.

It is my left hand and i do have le in my left hand and arm which is doing well.

I have to get a  xray again of it (likely take a month to get it) and i DO need a cortisone injection and i am concerned. I also think the inflamation is playing a part in my hand swelling.

I have put this of for a couple of years but the quality of my life is so painful.

I don't want to get a infection or make my le worse so is there anyone who has had a  CORTISONE  INJECTION IN THEIR LE HAND?

Can someone give me some pointers so i know what to do before and  after i get it.

Should i wrap or wear my sleeve? etc

Thank you so much bc and le hugs carol

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Peggins
Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 56
Feb 2, 2008 05:35 pm Peggins wrote:

Jinky,

So sorry you are having soooo much pain.

I have truncal LE on my left side, nothing in my arm. I had two cortisone shots in my left hand. One shot was extremely painful, for about twelve hours, the other was a walk in the park. I wish I had taken Ibuprofen before the shot, and had a driver and an ice bag waiting for me.

I wore my sleeve for the shots and put the glove on afterward. The doc was fine with that. The shots helped my pain and I had no LE pain or swelling following the shots. After less invasive treatment did not help my hand issues my LE therapist thought the shots were a good idea.

Not exactly the same situation as you, but similiar.

Hope you can get out of pain soon.

Peggy 
azdarleen
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 129
Feb 2, 2008 06:12 pm azdarleen wrote:

Hi there, sorry to hear you are have so much pain, When I had the problem with the tennis elbow in my LE arm, I had to have a cortisone injection and I was really worried, I started my antibiotic a day before the injection and took them for the 10 days and I didn't have a problem. The shot was really painfully cause I had so much fluid in my arm, but it did help. Good luck
Hang in there
LE Hugs
Darleen
AnnNYC
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Feb 2, 2008 07:10 pm AnnNYC wrote:

Hi Jinky,

I don't have LE (knock on wood) -- but I've had cortisone injections for tendinitis (years before BC).  Sounds like you've tried everything else and it's really time to try this injection (you may have read my comment elsewhere where I said I wouldn't recommend injection as a FIRST resort, but if nothing else works, you need it).

Peggy and Darleen's suggestions sound really good.

Good luck,

Ann


Dx 3/9/2007, IDC, <1cm, Stage I, Grade 2, 0/5 nodes, ER+/PR+, HER2-
katiejane
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Feb 2, 2008 11:04 pm katiejane wrote:

Jinky,  I have bi-lat. LE which has inflamed my carpal tunnel syndrome.  I did a cortisone injection in my wrist about 3-4 weeks ago.  I had no problems with infection or other complications.  Just wish it had worked better!  I did nothing different after the injection that I hadn't done before.  I would hope your Doc would advise you but many know NOTHING about LE. I hope you find the relief to improve your quality of life. Pain can sure be debilitating!!!

Chattie
gulu
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Oct 30, 2009 02:43 am gulu wrote:
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Binney4
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Oct 30, 2009 02:27 pm, edited Oct 30, 2009 02:27 PM by Binney4 Binney4 wrote:

What is with the imbedded drug ads? Don't anybody click on them and we'll try reporting this to the moderators. Gulu, your post is appropriate, but the inbedded links are not. Let's see what the moderators have to say...

Binney

BoobsinaBox…
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Oct 30, 2009 04:15 pm BoobsinaBox wrote:

Note that the msg is a copy of Peggins' message higher up.  I don't know who gulu is, but also note that he/she "joined" BC.org in October 2009, so it is probably just someone destroying other people's messages.

Dawn 
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Oct 30, 2009 04:45 pm lvtwoqlt wrote:

I noticed that it was a copy of Peggins message from Feb 2008. I reported the post and it was removed.

sheila

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Nov 2, 2009 12:01 am manmito1 wrote:
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Nov 2, 2009 07:16 am Leah_S wrote:

I reported this post. Another one with drug names embedded but the post copied from someone else.

Leah


Diagnosis: 11/3/2008, IDC, 1cm, Stage IIb, Grade 3, 6/17 nodes, ER+/PR+, HER2-
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Nov 2, 2009 07:32 am leftyAKAnancy wrote:

There have   been a couple recently with imbedded ads.  I reported them.   They appear to be  a copy of a previous post with ads imbedded.   Whoever is doing this, please stop and read the rules. 


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