Re: cortisone reaction? - leg weakness/tightness/pain/cramping

[Guest guest]

should also mention again that my cord ends closer to L3, and it's not being hit

at the sacral hiatus where the injection goes.

thanks

Margaret

>

>

> Hi everyone,

>

> I know I've asked about caudal cortisone epidurals before and I've been

pleaded with not to get them. I think the reaction I seem to be having is to

the medication, not the actual procedure, since I had the procedure once and I

was ok.

>

> I am having methylprednisolone (same as Depo-Medrol ingredients) injected ...

this time I had more needles I think, I also get my neck, shoulder and jaw

trigger points done. I think twenty whereas last time was ten, but I lost count

the first time, and this time I asked.

>

> anyways, has anyone else had this reaction with their legs feeling generally

weak and sore and a bit worse each day until you wake up with a charlie horse in

one of your legs?

>

> what did you do?

>

> I called the specialists office Thursday to report the weakness and some

cramping when I walked down some stairs, and didn't hear back but he works at a

different location Thurs and then only a half day on Friday. The charlie horse

didn't happen until this morning.

>

>

> thanks

> Margaret

>

[Guest guest]

Hi,

Sorry that's happening. I do have trigger point injections done- buttocks and

arms. I have not had an epidural in a while.

Are you saying the cramps are from the erpidural or trigger point?

I did have some cramping for a day or 2 in my buttocks. I applied heat and it

went away in 2 days (would only happen at night)

I'm not allowed to have the steroids for another 3 months, in between I have the

lidocaine ones.

Try heat and massaging the area.

Hope you feel better, wish I had better advice.

On Sat Apr 30th, 2011 5:24 PM CDT weathering_the_tethering wrote:

>

>should also mention again that my cord ends closer to L3, and it's not being

hit at the sacral hiatus where the injection goes.

>

>thanks

>Margaret

>

>>

>>

>> Hi everyone,

>>

>> I know I've asked about caudal cortisone epidurals before and I've been

pleaded with not to get them. I think the reaction I seem to be having is to

the medication, not the actual procedure, since I had the procedure once and I

was ok.

>>

>> I am having methylprednisolone (same as Depo-Medrol ingredients) injected ...

this time I had more needles I think, I also get my neck, shoulder and jaw

trigger points done. I think twenty whereas last time was ten, but I lost count

the first time, and this time I asked.

>>

>> anyways, has anyone else had this reaction with their legs feeling generally

weak and sore and a bit worse each day until you wake up with a charlie horse in

one of your legs?

>>

>> what did you do?

>>

>> I called the specialists office Thursday to report the weakness and some

cramping when I walked down some stairs, and didn't hear back but he works at a

different location Thurs and then only a half day on Friday. The charlie horse

didn't happen until this morning.

>>

>>

>> thanks

>> Margaret

>>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I think I will have an epsom salts bath tonight.

thanks

Margaret

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> >>

> >> Hi everyone,

> >>

> >> I know I've asked about caudal cortisone epidurals before and I've been

pleaded with not to get them. I think the reaction I seem to be having is to

the medication, not the actual procedure, since I had the procedure once and I

was ok.

> >>

> >> I am having methylprednisolone (same as Depo-Medrol ingredients) injected

.... this time I had more needles I think, I also get my neck, shoulder and jaw

trigger points done. I think twenty whereas last time was ten, but I lost count

the first time, and this time I asked.

> >>

> >> anyways, has anyone else had this reaction with their legs feeling

generally weak and sore and a bit worse each day until you wake up with a

charlie horse in one of your legs?

> >>

> >> what did you do?

> >>

> >> I called the specialists office Thursday to report the weakness and some

cramping when I walked down some stairs, and didn't hear back but he works at a

different location Thurs and then only a half day on Friday. The charlie horse

didn't happen until this morning.

> >>

> >>

> >> thanks

> >> Margaret

> >>

> >

> >

>