steroid injections for chronic neck/shoulder pain

Posted By Kim on September 23, 1998 at 21:49:54:







About two years ago I developed neck/shoulder pain. So bad I couldn't raise my left arm above my waist. I had, had this before but not to that exstent. I saw an orthopedic surgeon. Who gave me vicadin,soma and a NSAID. after two weeks with little relief he gave me a cortioco steroid injection. Until that point I had not missed any work. With in minutes of that injection I was in pain so bad I was in tears. I heard the other day that if the pain is a muscluar pain the steroids help but if pain is nerve related the injection will make it much worse. Is there any truth to this? My doctor just said it was a reaction to the carrier of the steroid. I'm in pain again and being treated with Esgic-plus. Which was perscribed by the nuero surgeon I was revered to when the ortho thought I had two reptured disks. That was ruled out so why am I still going through SO MUCH pain? It is getting more and more frequent.