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Posted by Richard Crowley on 02/16/07 21:39
"GMAN" wrote...
> "PTravel" wrote:
>>"Steve House" wrote ...
>>> And did he finally tell you anything to do about it? I ask because
>>> I've been suffering from one for 2 years and all my doctor has been
>>> able to say is "Some things don't ever get better."
>>
>>I first had this some 20 years ago, and it cleared up on its own accord.
>>My
>>doc gave me a cortisone shot, which he said should last for a few weeks.
>>It
>>did, but now the pain is back, so I may go get another one. He indicated
>>that it will heal by itself, but could take a year or more.
>>
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> They are only supposed to give those shots no more than once every 3
> months.
> They are not cortisone, its a form of steroid.
Cortisone *is* a steroid.
Technically a corticosteroid.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cortisone
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