Cortisone injection

[hacked off in the farce]

hi there goaters

I said I would update on my situation as and when I could so here it is...

I have been booked in for a Cortisone injection into a joint into my ankle on Friday this week...

Med review is Thursday next week...

Have any of you had a Cortisone injection? Has it made any difference to the injury it was given to help with? I am a bit concerned as the surgeon himself has told me that it probably won;t help a great deal but it is the next step in the list of things to do to try and fix me...

well next update will be coming soon

stay tuned

 

[Martin Blank]

Had a mate a few years back that went down the cortizone route.
After his max 3 injections (I think thats all your allowed) his condition improved after each one, however all this did was mask the problem and when they wore off he'd done even more damage and was worse off.
He never got signed on and left the RAF at the end of his time.
Sorry its not good news just an illustration of what could happen.

 

[hacked off in the farce]

honesty is always the best policy mate...


thanks for the info...

was he medically downgraded prior to his discharge at the end of his term?
i have been now on and off for 5 years for the same problem (was upgraded to fill an OOA slot) i have been this time been downgraded for 18 months solid and have a pre med board review with a view to discharge.

but either way i am out in Sept

 

[Martin Blank]

He was downgraded but got promoted to Cpl without further service. Did his last 2 years then left not sure of his final fitness state but no way he was fully medically fit, he was basically on sedentary duties as he couldn't walk far.

 

[hacked off in the farce]

i will be posting my progress here with reguadrs to my medical process i am shooting for the medical discharge but have no idea as to whether i will get it... probably not mind but i will try every trick in the book to get what i want.. the way i see it is if i can;t do my full military duties then i should be asked to leave on medical grounds and from what i hear through the romour networks they are clamping down on people who can not forfil the role of a warfighting soldier ie Operational detachments, IRT, RAFFT, SGF and such like i know of several individuals who have been discharged recently for similar problems to what i have, not that that will have any bearing on my own case as each case is judged on its own merits...

but we live in hope.

 

[Ex-Bay]

This information may be of help:-

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sportacademy/hi/sa/treatment_room/features/newsid_2251000/2251353.stm

Hope so. Good Luck.

 

[MrMasher]

I had a cortizone jab in my knee several years ago.
That night I was hobbling around barely able to make it up the stairs.
Next morning.............fault cleared! Worked a treat.

I have also had 2 in my achilles. They havent worked. The second one had anaesthetic and that took away the grief for a while, when it was administered it was pumped into 2 spots through the one hole. The dragging around of the needle and then the pressure applied from it behind my achilles nearly made me pass out and throw up at the same time.

I've been told that with achilles problems you are only allowed to have 2 cortizone jabs as it can weaken and rupture the tendon.

Good luck with the board. I have mine next week. I'm hoping that I dont get kicked out, I've just been promoted so I must be able to do my job.DT_Xtremez_42:

 

[hacked off in the farce]

i'm not looking forward to the jab i have to be honest, i am terrified of needles so its going to be a bad day even before i get there... i have heard mixed reviews about cortisone jabs here and in whet i have read online and also rom speaking to people who have themselves had the jabs and so far alot of them say that it hurt but only after the jab not the jab itself and that it relieved the problem for a little while but only masked it... i have not read of many cases where cortisone has cured a problem... i have heard it takes a few days for it to start working and in the mean time is is a bit uncomfortable and painful to a degree, and that walking becomes a bit of a chore..(no change for me lol)

good luck with your med board mr masher let me know how you get on... i have my med review on thursday next week and that is the 18 month review so i will be told there if i am going to have a full med board at henlow or not, i hope i go for a full med board as that way atleast i know where i stand with it all... another 6 months downgrade takes me pretty close to my out date anyway... so hopefully they give me a straight answer i'm not even bothered which way they go MD invaliding/non invaliding, upgrade, or whatever else they can do in this situationjust having an idea as to whats next will suit me...

 

[Cooheed]

Had a cortisone for a case of tennis elbow. Didn't do anything to be honest..

 

[hacked off in the farce]

i have to admit i am not expecting much to change to be honest... the pain will only be masked for a while then its gonna be back and then the surgeon will have to think of another plan

 

[Teh Wal]

...

Have any of you had a Cortisone injection? Has it made any difference to the injury it was given to help with? ...

Yup, had 2 in my left knee back in '94. Did it help? Well, I know it hurt like a 8astardo and I told the doc that it worked just so he wouldn't stick a needle, with a bore about the size of my little finger, in my leg again! I can certainly empathise with MrMasher and his achilles tendon jab pain DT_Xtremez_21: In the long term it hasn't worked, still feels like someone has wedged a penny in my knee joint when I straighten it occasionally.

 

[Nec Aspera Terrent]

i'm not looking forward to the jab i have to be honest, i am terrified of needles so its going to be a bad day even before i get there...

Make sure that whoever is doing your procedure knows how you feel.

Believe it or not, those of us who stick needles into people are not all sadists who inflict pain and misery onto people for giggles.

As for the success or otherwise of steroid injections, I've heard mixed reviews, will will dig out some figures for you when I'm back in the office tomorrow.

 

[MrMasher]

The cortizone jab can work, it just depends on whether it works for the particular problem and whether it is injected into the right spot.

My knee jab worked fine. Havent had any hassles with it since. That night I hobbled around and the next morning it was fine, like I had a new knee!
My achilles however hasnt responded very well, which is an indication that something is wrong in there rather than just mild inflamation.
Having said that the 1st achilles jab missed the spot.

I think the cortizone works well for mild inflamation if you get the opportunity to rest it and give the area a chance to heal itself.

Your med review will discuss what is going on regarding treatment and whether you are likely to be fixed or not. This will be sent off to Henlow who will make a decision on whether or not to give you a full med board or just extend your temp downgrade by 6 months.

I had a 6 month extension because I was still undergoing treatment. That 6 months has finished hence my full med board next week.

I also have a MRI scan next week to aid a decision on which operation to do.
I just hope I get a result from it, I couldnt bear to spend the rest of my life like this. Non invasive treatments havent worked at all so far.

 

[hacked off in the farce]

Ouch!!!!

Ouch!!!!

well I have had the dreaded cortisone injection and all i can say is "OUCH" it was pretty painful i have to say to start with and then on the way home as the numbing wore off it got a little more painful well uncomfortable more than painful, this morning it is numb again!! which is weird a little...

The worst part was the doc told me before i went in that this was an exploritory treatment as they want to see if it makes a difference before they do an open ankle exploration of my subtalar joint as he is still not sure what part of my ankle is causing the problem... He thinks it is a grinding on the heel bone and the bone above and if this injection makes a diffence then he is right and will fix it if not then he will have to open me up and have a look and see what he can do for me...

next stop med review...