Kenalog and inflammation

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Need a list of people that want to join Kenalog class action lawsuit A.S.A.P Please email me with name,state and all side effects. Include if you were treated for the side effects from a Doctor and/or hospitalized.
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Hi All, we definitely need a lawsuit. I am finally my old self again after 2 years of hell. My nose shut down after moving into my new house 2 years ago. Went to a local clinic here. My Dr. gave me the Kenalog shot for "inflammation", she did not tell that it was a steroid. I am allergic to steroids. I was suicidal, depressed, had a breakdown, lost 10 lbs. in one week from not eating. Menstrual cycle went from 3 days for 35+# years to every other week for 7 days. OMG, I went thru 2 years of sheer hell. Finally had to have a partial hysterectomy this past May I AM SO ME AGAIN! WE NEED A LAWSUIT against Bristol Meyers. Thank God my husband was beside me, or we would have divorced. Poor Guy.

I was given this shot by an idiot of a Dr who told me that it was "for inflammation". He never told me it was a steroid and even though I asked repeatedly about side effects, I was brushed off with "if you don't have a reaction within 15 minutes, I would not have any". I wish I had trusted my gut instinct and never let him do it. I have only been on it a week so it hasn't dented YET, but I have mood swings, irritability, insomnia, jitteriness, dry mouth, racing heartbeat, and though I am eating only 1200 calories a day, I am already gaining weight. Does anybody know if there is a way to get this out of your system faster? I had a hysterectomy so I do not have the bleeding issues.

I had the same steroid injection for tonsillitis this past January in both cheeks. I now too have noticed a large indentation in my right butt cheek. I was never informed of this possible side effect either. I would definitely be interested in pursuing a class action regarding the disfigurement of my previously favorite body-part. Had I been informed of such, I would have just had my tonsils removed!!

I received a Kenalog shot 2 weeks ago for the inflammation of a slight tear in my right rotator cuff. About 5 days ago, my face broke out in an oily, inflamed, painful acne. This happened once before when Kenalog was given to me for severe allergy symptoms. I am not interested in any lawsuit action, but will think twice before allowing another injection for any reason. The reduced pain seemed worth it, but I have to wonder what the acne response is indicating.

I have been getting Kenalog shots for over 5 years for rheumatoid arthritis and have never had 1 side effect. Mostly I had gotten them in the butt but once I got them in both knees because of the inflammation, I couldn't walk. If the doctor gives them to you in the butt and he knows what he is doing you won't have any problems.

Kenalog Warning! Please think twice before letting Anyone inject this drug into you!! I am a new nurse, I had only been working as a nurse for 4 months on May 31st of 2007 last year when I let my NP of 7 years give me a Kenalog injection to my Left elbow for severe tennis elbow brought on my 16 hour days of charting by hand as a new nurse. As with any drug, we should always be on guard and informed, and I feel twice as dumb for being a nurse and letting this happen, but I was so busy and in demand that immobilization of my dominant arm at the time simply was not an option to my employer.

By October of 2007 I had a literal "crater" in my elbow. I went to an ortho doctor and when he walked into the room he looked at me and said I was the worst case he had ever seen. I still didn't believe him until he sent me for xrays and an MRI. I have NO fat left on my elbow. I have total muscle necrosis and wasting away. Basically the Kenalog shot ate away all but 2millimeters of my elbow muscle and the xrays showed so much inflammation and irritation that the doctor was afraid that the bone had become infected as well. So I had to endure a bone biopsy of the elbow 3 weeks ago before he would even agree to do the elbow muscle transfer which I have to have done this Friday.

I was a new nurse and did not even get to work for a year on the floor before loosing full use of my arm and being forced to give up my nursing job. This elbow muscle transfer requires 3-6 weeks of immobilization, then 4-6 months of physical therapy, then another 4-6 months before you can expect your arm to be back to pre-surgery condition.

Basically I can not work as a nurse for a year, and will not be able to type, write, sign my name, use my cell phone, drive a car, wash my hair, or even pull up my own pants after I go into surgery this coming Friday.

And no, Doctors can Not be sued for an improperly delivered Kenalog injection if the intention was good and the shot was in the right place and did not hit the bone. I have been turned down by 3 lawyers.
Please be careful and try physical therapy, ice and immobilization first!

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.

I had Kenalog shot approx. 01/28/07. Two days later woke up, stomach sore, bruised looking, visable lump, back of legs under buttux very painful. Then noticed sore lumps on arms, some large some small, all looking purple like bruised. Also swelling and pain behind knees. Went to Dr. pretty scared. He was upset and ordered cat scan, bloodwork, etc..Everything came back normal, but every symptom got worse daily. Now I am really scared and am like a criple. Can hardly get up and down (severe pain),, can hardly get in and out of car. Large painful lumps now all around inner thighs and more. Dr. had no clue, but could not believe it could be from the shot, as I had suggested. Things so bad, went to Scripps Clinic. Drs there had never seen anything like it, gave all kinds of tests. From biopsy on one of the lumps, diagnosed with liponecrosis (fat cell inflamation), probably caused by Kenalog shot. Unknown prognosis on healing, perhaps will eventually work out of my system???? I know my Dr. would never have given me that shot if outcome were known. None of the Drs I have seen have ever seen anything like it. All said millions of Kenalog shots are given every day, but feel my problems are all due to the one and only shot I got. Upon finding this site, I feel I need to post my problems as many have. If indeed this is a dangerous drug, it needs to be researched. This is now 07/08/07(almost 6 mo). I finally feel that my symptems are getting a slight better within the last couple wks, but still very bad. Good luck to everyone. I will never have another Kenalog shot!!
PS...I am a 70 yr. old female (formerly in good health)
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I received a Kenalog shot a couple of weeks ago. I have been suffering chronic joint pain in all of my joints for almost a year. I've been taking pretty intense doses of painkillers and they stopped working. I'm allergic to NSAIDS so my medication options are limited in terms of anti-inflamation drugs. My Rheumatologist suggested it and at this point I was willing to try anything.

Anyway, it's been working pretty good. I still have pain but it's not nearly as intense as it has been. My feet & ankles were swollen really bad before too. Now they are back to normal again. The pain meds work much better now too.

I haven't noticed any side effects. I had insomina before because of the pain. I still have it but at least now I have more energy. All in all it's helped my condition. After reading some of the responses though, I will keep watch after the next shot. It seems that problems come up after a few shots.

I also received a large indentation on upper gluteus medius after a kenalog injection. My doctor told me that it was a bursa capsule surrounding inflamation on the surface of my muscle. I myself cannot feel a capsule, just a hole. I am very aware of it and sometimes think that it is hurting. I am not satisfied with what my doctor told me and I don't understand why it scarred me in such a way. I have received injections in this same location years before and did not have this response, why now?

I received a Kenalog injection on my face on September 19, 2006. Since then my life has become a living hell. Tbis was to relieve the inflammation from a cyst. Hah!! I have severe redness and burning on my face and it hurts to this day. Every cream and even prednisone failed to take this away. I saw a plastic surgeon yesterday, who said the effects may be permanent. This includes changes in pigmentation (which I've noticed), slow healing, etc. I suffered a severe depression and had to go on short term disability from work. The surgeion has recommened IPL as a way to treat the redness. I'm going to try to get a lawyer. This injection was given by an incompetent PA who never warned me of any of the side effects. Does anyone know of ANYTHING that can reduce the redness and burning? I'm desperate.

Last year I had a Kenalog shot in my left hand due to arthritis. The next day I couldn't get out of bed that whole day due to feeling extremely tired and like I had the flu.
I needed another shot, this time in my right hand, this year and decided I would try it again. I did not get those side effects this time but did seem to urinate a LOT through the night and actually lost 5 lbs overnight! I don't know if that is a side effect of taking the inflammation down or what (?) Has anyone had that effect?******

I had a kenalog shot about a year ago for allergies. A nurse gave it to me, not my doctor. A few days later I felt as if I had no muscle tone. Major loss of "meat" especially around my joints. Went for months looking for an answer. Always suspected the shot, but really do after finding this site. Yesterday, neuro found inflammation on my brain. Could this be associated? Having many cognitive problems, including typing this message even though I've been typing for 32 years! Does anyone know if the fat ever readjusts and comes back as it should? I'm worried this gave me scleroderma and this might be what's on my brain? Thank you for any help.

I to recieved a kenalog shot one time only for poison ivy. Acouple of months later noticed the hole in my hip followed by pain in my hip. The hole in my hip filled in about a year later . Although the pain was getting worse. I had x-rays and the doctor showed me the ball joint of my hip was also partially deteriorated and now I have the beginings of arthritis. I take naproxen for inflamation every day now and my hip will only get worse as time goes by. This is not the way I planed my future, as I have for many years taken good care of myself. Eating right and running 2-3 miles a day 3 or more times a week. Trying to keep a good quality of life as I get into old age. With arthritis my future is certainly not as I planned. I wish I had not taken this shot, if I had been informed of the side affects Icertainly would"nt have. I contacted many lawers non would take my case. Iam 42 now and my doctor said I will probably need a hip replace in my future. Its only been 2 years since my shot. I would advise anyone who got the hole in there hip to have x-rays to see if your shot not only melted your flesh but your bone tissue as well. My doctor zoomed in on my x-rays with his computer you could easily see the damage.

My 52 year old wife had a painful capsulitis in one arm that just did not get better. In the absence of her regular doctor, we went to a walk-in clinic for help for the unrelenting pain. She was given two injections of Kenelog withing 14 days of each other. The pain in the arm started to recede but a few days after the second shot, we had to admit her into a hospital emergency department for severe heart palpitations, extreme weakness in her legs, tingling and numbness in her hands and fainting. She was stabilized over six hours, blood tests were done and an electrocardiogram was done. She was negative in all the tests. It is now almost eight weeks later and she continues to experience palpitations irregularly and continuing fatigue that forces her to lie down at work and curtails her usual activities. None of this had ever happened to her before the second Kenelog shot. Her doctor has now had her screened for liver and kidney inflamation and she will have an echocardiogram in ten days. She has also seen a hematologist for interpretation of the blood tests. She is anxious and depressed by all this and feels frightened about the severe fatigue that keeps on hitting her. She'll never let herself have another Kenelog shot as long as she lives!!!

I am a 40 yr. old female who was given a kenalog injection in March of this year for inflammation in my lungs due to a bad cold. Within 2 wks I noticed an indentation at the injection site (right buttock) Since then, it has continued to grow much deeper and bigger. The center is so deep that it is all the way to my bone. I am no longer able to wear a bathing suit, or tight clothing because it is very obvious. When I went back to my Dr. was told he had never seen a reaction like mine and couldn't offer any answers about whether it would continue to get worse, or if it would repair itself. (he said he would have to consult another Dr. for information) In the meantime, I have been bleeding off & on with huge clots and bright red blood ever since the injection, but until reading this forum, didn't connect the two. (Neither did my Dr. apparently) I am going for an MRI this week to hopefully find the source of the bleeding which I'm certain now is from this horrible injection. I am scared to think of what other side effects this drug may have caused me and others! I was never given any disclosure from the Dr. or the nurse who admistered the injection about ANY of the possible side effects. Something needs to be done about the misuse of this drug and the lack of information given before it is administered. Please ladies think twice about ever agreeing to a kenalog injection!

02/04/05
I had a kenolog injection on Tuesday for pain in my right knee. On Wednesday my face was beet red and so was my chest. The pain in the knee got worse. I had chest pains. Today is Friday and I am still swollen in the face and knee. The redness seems to have become less. I am extremely tired and the knee pain is much worse than before the shot. I went back to the doctor and he prescribed Mobic for the inflamation. I have to return to him on Tuesday.

Tues,13 july 2004 by Guest...had eye surgery,after a month dr. injected kenalog 10 for inflammation of sight, after a month I started to get pitting on top of rt. eye and an indentation going further an further down. the side of my face . I have done some investigating and supposely it is temporarely....Does anyone have any good news !!