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I had the Kenalog shot 7 months ago in my left butt cheek, which now has a dent too. My dent came on slow and seems to be getting worse. I'm not sure what to do, but I'm very upset.

What you are all describing is exactly what is happening to me.
It started out as a small dent in my buttocks, and now it is growing.
I would certainly love to join a class action lawsuit, this must be stopped, and information should be given as to the side effects before administering this injection.
Please let me know if anyone has contacted a lawyer.
Jennifer

What you are all describing is exactly what is happening to me.
It started out as a small dent in my buttocks, and now it is growing.
I would certainly love to join a class action lawsuit, this must be stopped, and information should be given as to the side effects before administering this injection.
Please let me know if anyone has contacted a lawyer.
Jennifer

Although the side-effect that you describe might have a different cause, it is most commonly caused by the improper administration of a Kenalog injection. I am attorney in Boise, Idaho. I am currently assisting a client with her claim for the improper administration of a Kenalog injection. If you would like additional information, please feel free to contact me. My name is Eric Swartz. I can be reached at eric@jonesandswartzlaw.com or by phone at (208) 489-8989.

I am 17 and my doctor gave me the medication for allergies. Now about 7 months later I have a large dent on my lower back, upper buttcheek. I was not at all aware of this when I was givin the shot. I would love to join in on the lawsuit. I think this should be stopped. Please let me know.

I came across your postings with regards to this injection. I was given a injection about 7 months ago due to a skin allergy. I have recently noticed that what starteed off as a small dent in my upper but cheek/ lower back is now becoming a large hole. Can anyone please let me know if it stops growing? I am extemeley worried and have even set up a Dr. Appt this friday to ask about this. I would greatly appreciate any help/advice.Thank you!

I now also have a golf ball size indentation forming on my butt cheek from an injection. Did you find out any information about a class action law suit for kenalog? would love to hear from anyone who knows infomation at mjsuh1122@yahoo.com

yes, i also have a dent in my backside from an injection. any news on a class action law suit? please respond to my email mjsuh1122@yahoo.com

You can fix the dents!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am a nurse practitioner from Utah. I also had a golf ball sized dent that is now 90% improved. I found a study on line where they injected normal saline into the site.It's a simple procedure that any MD, PA or NP can perform. E-mail me if you have questions and I will be happy to give you more information that you can take to your doctor.

I too have a large dent in my upper right buttocks. I didn't even know what they were giving me. I thought it was a regular steroid shot. It must have been this medication. The last shot I had was in November of 07, I started noticing it in March of this year. It is not correcting itself. I would also like to take part in a class action lawsuit. You can email me at colbert_tori@yahoo.com

what kind of shot did you have, I had a facet injection and now I have a large dent on my lower back above my butt. It feels as though all the muscle is gone from the area

i got my shot in my right buttock over 6 months ago and the dent is unbelievable and embarrassing. My doctor told me NO side effects before she administered the shot. I dont normally get allergy shots, but i had tried everything else and i was miserable. not only did the shot not work to alleviate my allergies, my period was crazy irregular and there is a terrible, golf ball sized dent in my butt. im outraged about this and hope that there is some way to reverse the dent. any ideas??

My sister had this exact thing happen to her and the nurse who posted the saline shots is totally right. It took three doctors to find the one that knew that injecting the site with saline to clean off the crystals that eat at the flesh is the solution. Apparently most doctors have no idea what this is. It takes about 8 sessions, and once the crystals are wiped from the skin, then the body will begin to fill in the dent. No one ever mentioned this as a side effect and apparently happens when you tense up and the shot is improperly administered.

I have the same dent. Please e-mail me if you can help me figure out what I should do. Will the Dr. reimburse me for saline treatments?
Thanks
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Everyone keeps asking about a class action lawsuit, but has anyone really heard about anyone starting one? I have the same dent in my butt and want to do something about it as much as the rest of you!

How would we even go about starting a class action suit up? If we can all get our heads together...let's do it!

I am English and was given this injection her on the NHS in June 08. Like every other patient on this page, I too have a large dent on my buttock. I am alarmed and very upset. It is huge and I, also am worried that it may get bigger. I have had injections in my feet also over the past four years (for Rheumatoid Arthritis), and increasingly it has become, for me, like walking on broken glass and fashion shoes are out of the question. I fear that the pads beneath my feet have been damaged too. As you say, this is a disgusting state of affairs as, at no time, was I warned of these horrendous side effects. I will post whatever discover now, as I am certainly going to find out why this has happened to me and what I can do about it!

I am so thankful that I am not the only one facing this horrible dent on my lower back above my buttocks. Please let's do something about this before it affects anyone else. It is ugly and makes me feel ugly. I will never put on another two piece bathing suite again. Please email me of what I can do to help.
jaal96@aol.com

My daughter also has a huge dent in her buttocks and she is a model/actress. This has caused her undue stress trying to stand where this is not noticeable when she has to wear a bikini. Can someone tell me where do you inject the site with Saline. I have called two dermatologists and they have not heard of this.

Thanks, Cindy Campbell

I have the same dent at the top of my right butt cheek. it is getting bigger and bigger. i received a shot in this spot for poison ivy back in july 2008 and i began to notice the dent early march. I too am very upset about this dent. its big and ugly. But this site has help me understand what is wrong with me. i will be going to the doctor asap!

I have the same thing above my left butt cheek. My hip is starting to do the same. I received an allergy shop last spring and this huge dent just appeared. I showed the doctor and she had no idea what it was, I am certain it is from the shot.

This is horrible! I to have a huge dent in my right butt cheek.It is very disfiguring and i have developed a complex about it.I am so worried that it will continue to spread .I am going back to my M.D. to get the saline injections even though he said it would resolve on its own.I'm so upset!!!!

I too have a huge dent on my left butt cheeck. It's been growing wider and deeper. I had a shot for steroids almost 7 or 8 months ago. I bruised for a good 3 months and now it has turned In to a dent. I'm very conserned and hate wearing a bikini in fear that it might be exposed. Help please!!!!!!!!! If any one has any news about law suit if possible let me know

Thank you,
Lauren

I have noticed an indent above my left butt and thought it was a normal indentation of the body. But all of sudden, today I realized how big it is and how it is only on one side. If I put both hands on my back, one side is different and It is extremely upsetting. My doctor has given me what I thought were shots of antibiotics a couple times over the last 1 - 2 years, but he is also old and shakey. Usually his wife/nurse helps, but atleast one time she didn't. Maybe he gave me the wrong shot, because my symptoms match what is being described here. It is the weekend, but I will give them a call anyway. Any more info on how to reverse the effects, please?

I noticed a couple of months ago that i had a huge dent in my left buttock......it really looks bad......i asked my Dr and he is gonna check into it. I did get a shot of kenalog and rocephin about Feb when I was sick......I'd really love to know if the kenalog is the reason and if it will always be like this. I am 51 and have only had a couple of these shots my whole life..

I too have the same dent, left side upper cheek..from a shot about 9 months ago. Mine looks like a dent if you were to push your thumb into playdough. Not too happy either and would also like some feedback if anyone has any.

I was given a Kenalog shot for allergies about 3 months ago when my doctor insisted it was a quick and easy fix for the allergy season. It did not help my allergies. I was on my period for 32 days, and a dent appeared a month ago at the shot site. It is purplish in color, which seems to be fading slowly, but the dent remains. The doctor who administered this to me denies every having seen such side effects before. It is very frustrating that I wasn't informed about any side effects. If I had known even one of them, I wouldn't have ever considered Kenalog.

I am an RN and my wife had this done. She ended up with a large "dent" like most of you. This is caused by atrophy of the subcutaneous tissue (or in other words, it shrinks the fat under your skin). It is a little unsightly and she was not warned about it. It is frustrating, because it didn't even help with her allergies and now we have to deal with this disfigurement. We also were not warned about erratic menstrual periods, either.

We nurses attempt to prevent drugs from leaking into the subcutaneous tissue when we perform what is called a "Z track." See here:

http://www.nurseminerva.co.uk/images/ztrack.gif

As you can see in the picture, the nurse is supposed to pull the skin to the side before penetrating the skin. When this is done, the subcutaneous tissue makes a seal over the muscle tissue so that if the drug wants to leak out, it does not follow a straight line to the surface of the skin where the needle was inserted.

It has been over 6 months. She has gone and seen the doctor about it and they told her that it was permanent. They offered to fix it surgically for free. But it's hard to put yourself in their hands again with a bundle of new risks and no guarantee that the problem will be fixed.