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Dr. Andrew Rynne
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Hbp Safety Risks With Cortisone Epidural

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Dr.  Shafi Ullah Khan MD

I have recently had a cortisone injection via epidural, have also hypothyroidism . Since the injection have been unable to keep warm. Also had an incident with needle entering the Dura. Is this normal? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shafi Ullah Khan ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Dariush Saghafi MD

I r'cvd a C7 epidural injection of cortisone yesterday and am today experiencing dry mouth , tingling lips, and tingling legs (although the legs happens often). Could this be related to the injection ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Dariush Saghafi ( Neurologist)
Dr. Priyank Mody MD

I recently had 2 cortisone onjections in my foot and an epidural in my back within 5 days.. Since then my BP has became high, body aches, hives and elevated WBC? How long will this remain in my system ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Priyank Mody ( Cardiologist)
Dr.  Olsi Taka MD

i recently had a cortisone injection epidural in my neck. I drove myself home and walked fine then .... Ive been very bloated and the epidural didnt do any good as far as relieving the pain in my neck... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Olsi Taka ( Neurologist)
Dr. Muhammad Ishfaq Habib MD

I had an Lumbar epidural steriod injection on July 31st about 4 or 5 days later, my stomach blew up ... was from the cortisone . It seems weird that it would happen shortly after the injection. ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Muhammad Ishfaq Habib ( General & Family Physician)

Public Forum Discussions

Dr. Penchila Prasad Kandikattu MD

i have had 5 cortisone injection in a 2 month period one in each knee, one in each hip and a spinal epidural My hair is thin terribly the hair on my legs and under my arms is not growing. how long before the ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Penchila Prasad Kandikattu ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr. Michelle Gibson James MD

I ve had 2 cortisone steriod/epidural shots in April and another shot July 15th that covered my trigger points and my L2 - L5. I was 125lbs in April and now I m 140. The shots didn t work for me, so my ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Michelle Gibson James ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Ratnesh Pandey MD

Hello, I received 5 cortisone epidural injections between April and June 2015. Noticed hair loss in May and have now lost over half of my hair. It also feels dead and like straw. Am using Minoxidil ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ratnesh Pandey ( Homeopath)
Dr. Sukhvinder Singh MD

I had an epidural steroid/ cortisone injection for sciatic nerve / back pain this morning - after dinner and glass of white wine - my heart started racing - this has happened in the past but only after ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sukhvinder Singh ( Cardiologist)
Dr.       Harry Maheshwari MD

serious reported. He has had one epidural and several cortisone based shots. Nothing seems to work. ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Harry Maheshwari ( Dentist)