Cortisone injection anyone? in toe area? - Foot Problems Message Board

wmkcolors · 06-23-2008, 11:32 PM

I had my doctor give me a cortisone ingection, into the bursa/bunionette area of the left side of my foot. I'm about to go on a trip and hope the shot would help the inflammation. I don't have time for another foot surgery until the fall. Has anyone had a cortisone shot near a bunion or a toe, near the little toe in my case? Right now, the bunionette is rather numb, since the injection, and the bunionette feels more swollen, not less. I'm panicking, because I got the shot to hopefully alleviate the pain, before I go on a vacation. Now, it feels worse?

janewhite1 · 06-23-2008, 11:48 PM

Sometimes, cortisone makes it worse for a day or two. Icing helps with that.

chic43 · 06-24-2008, 09:54 AM

My very first injection of cortisone in my bunion three years ago actually hurt more the first couple of days (once the lidocaine part of it wore off),but then it stopped. It just needs time to get into the joint area good. Use some ice..it should help though.

debbie g · 06-24-2008, 02:17 PM

it should work for a while.

forevergimpy · 06-24-2008, 06:27 PM

I had a particularly bad reaction to a cortisone injection in May and ice was the only thing that helped. While it was miserable while it lasted, the majority of the increased pain was gone by day 4. Good luck!