January 18th
2008
7:34 AM
I had a Kenalog injection into my knee joint after my orthopedic removed 30cc of fluid from the knee. about 2 hours later, I began to experience pain around the knee joint. Rapidly, over the course of 15 minutes, I went from mild pain to pain so actuate, I could not function. I could not move, speak, or do anything that might move my leg in the tiniest of motions. The pain extended down my calf, and into my foot. After 30 minutes, I was in such acute pain distress, I was transported to the emergency room. It was by far the worst pain I have ever experienced in my life, worse than labor, and even more severe than a disc herniation four years prior to that. I experienced flushing and stomach pains and it took too pain injections to bring it under control. After ruling out a cartilage tear or fold with an MRI, it was determined that I experienced what is known as a steroid flair. I spent the next day resting and recovering from stomach pains. The pain subsided but left my knee in a worsened state than before the injection, although the inflammation went down. Needless to say, I will not be accepting Kenalog injections again.
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September 25th
2009
4:31 AM
I was on Coumadin and Lovenox. I went to the Coumadin site here and realized most of the problems I've been having were from the Coumadin.
I made a copy, took it to my doctor along with a copy of my symptoms and he took me off Coumadin but kept me on Lovenox.
All the symptoms went away...except for one. An overwhelming tiredness that takes over after I get my shot.
I found that it's best to get the shot at night and take advantage of the tiredness then. I sleep for hours after a shot and if I get it in the daytime I won't sleep at night,
My doctor also told me that I would now have to watch out for Osteoporosis, because one of the side effects of Lovenox is Osteoporosis. Nice to know since I already have Osteoporosis. Now what? Oh. well....
By the way the little lumps and bumps under your skin are small hematomas. I asked my nurse.
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