My doctor gave me my final steroid injection in the knuckle of my left hands index finger. It’s a strange sight to see a needle embedded deep in your hand. As those few CC’s of liquid were injected I could feel my finger blowing up like a water balloon! The soreness is almost gone but my hand doesn’t feel a whole lot better 
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Archive for Tendonitis Rehab
Left hand update
Phew!
My shot went fine. The two Xanax and a lot of ice on my hand seemed to help. I could actually feel the injection going into my finger. It almost fell like my hand was a rubber glove been filled up with air. Now all I have to do is wait and hope for the best.
Cortisone shot time
Today is the big day; I’m having cortisone injected into my right hand. I’m freaked out about it so I’m planning on taking some old Xanax that I have lying around. Normally I’ve used it for flying, but I figure anxiety is anxiety. I’m a little worried about driving – will I be able to drive to and from my doctor’s office after getting all doped up?
Introduction
This is my first post in my blog about my journey through tendonitis rehab. Starting tomorrow I will begin a series of cortisone injections in my right hand. Using this blog, I will document the effectiveness of this procedure and what I’m doing to rehabilitate myself. Read the rest of this entry »
