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Posted by PTravel on 02/17/07 22:08
"jakdedert" <jakdedert@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
news:CSyBh.11443$O8.2451@bignews2.bellsouth.net...
> PTravel wrote:
>> "GMAN" <glenzabr@nothere.xmission.com> wrote in message
>> news:er56up$tmr$3@news.xmission.com...
>>> In article <XTIzh.26180$yC5.16676@newssvr27.news.prodigy.net>, "PTravel"
>>> <ptravel@travelersvideo.com> wrote:
>>>> "Steve House" <filmmaker.remove@this.cogeco.ca> wrote in message
>>>> news:9ecus2d1jk38tu2kabikf3d7mc5cksn2lk@4ax.com...
>>>>> 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.
>>>>
>>> They are only supposed to give those shots no more than once every 3
>>> months.
>>> They are not cortisone, its a form of steroid.
>>
>> My doc said it was cortisone and he usually doesn't dumb things down for
>> me. I didn't ask him about the frequency of shots, but only whether there
>> was a lifetime limit.
>>
>>
>>
>>
> Google is your friend....
>
> <http://orthopedics.about.com/od/paintreatment/f/cortisone.htm>
>
> <http://orthopedics.about.com/cs/paindrugs/a/cortisone.htm>
>
> "What is cortisone?
> Cortisone is a type of steroid that is produced naturally by a gland in
> your body called the adrenal gland. Cortisone is released from the adrenal
> gland when your body is under stress. Natural cortisone is released into
> the blood stream and is relatively short-acting."
Um, yeah. I don't recall asking what is cortisone (and, in fact, I already
knew).
Thanks, I guess.
>
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