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I had a painful, but not gf, reaction to the shot about 45 minutes after I got it.  Why so long?  I don't know.  Highly painful, but only lasts about 20 minutes.  I did yell a lot before it stopped hurting.  Then again, some people never get the pain that I got.  Check with your doctor.

It made me in a very bad mood

I have gotten them for my hip and elbow with no adverse reactions.  My doctor (or the people who order her pharmaceutical supplies) is very good about checking for hidden gluten in medicines.  That said, I think I would get the shot anyway and deal with the gluten reaction rather than live with not being able to walk without pain again.  It's a case of picking your poison, I guess.

My potassium was low (partly b/c magnesium was low)
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Anyway, I got some prescription strength potassium from my doc, and it turned the frozen shoulder around when PT did not help.


My husband and a frozen shoulder and he went to a spar and used the steam room put his shoulder as close to the steam as he could and then went into the Jacuzzi and put the jet onto the area.  Took him two weeks, but it did the trick!!!!


It'll make you feel much better all over! The only drawback I've experienced is a momentary raising of your blood glucose -- not so good if you're a diabetic. If you are, just ask your doc what to do. It will go back to normal in a couple of days.  Have had a frozen shoulder. Not much fun getting over it, but the shot is a good shortcut!


I've had a two frozen shoulders, one on each side.   I had a cortisone shot for the first one and developed a large itching rash over the shoulder area and arm that required treatment with a topical cream (not sure if it was steroid or antihistamine in nature...was a while ago).   I didn't get much benefit from the shot...minor pain relief for two days at best and little improvement in range of motion.  The first doctor felt that it would help with my physical therapy, but since I only had two days of less pain, it wasn't much benefit there either.  I switched orthopedic doctors shortly after.  The second doctor favored using physical therapy over cortisone shots, which he felt were of limited use with shoulders.  I eventually decided to undergo a manipulation of the shoulder as an outpatient procedure.  I was able to raise my arm above my head immediately after the procedure and had very little pain with the physical therapy afterward.   I was so pleased with how well it went when I developed the second frozen shoulder, I decided to do the manipulation first rather than a prolonged course of physical therapy (which I found to be very painful).



I just had a cortisone shot, my second, in my foot today. No celiac related reactions, but it does mess up my sleep for a night or two - known side effect of steroids.


I had a frozen shoulder too, and had a cortisone injection. I hate medication so much that I don't even take aspirin, so I was very leery. (I'm still not sure how he convinced me to do it!) I have no idea what role the injection played in my recovery, but I didn't seem to suffer any ill effects.  The one piece of advice I'll give you is to get a good physical therapist and do your exercises religiously. My problems began four years ago and I still do the exercises. I didn't ever get full range of motion back, but I still marvel at how well my shoulder works, given how bad it was.  Actually, now that I think about it, a second piece of advice: be wary of anyone who recommends surgery. Everything I read indicated that it's not really considered the way to go nowadays. The orthopedic doc tried to steer me down that path, and I don't regret at all not having followed his advice.

On a handful of occasions in the last 25 years, I've been GRATEFUL for cortisone shots to my shoulder.  It helped relieve the inflammation tremendously.  Took  a few days, but suddenly I'd be in lessor pain and able to sleep.  If PT was recommended, stay vigilant with it and do your exercises daily.  These things take time, don't give up, eventually it will work .









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