One day after my cortisone injection into my right heel for two heel spurs, I experienced heart palpitations and a flushed face.

I had spinal cortisone injections four days ago: L4/5, L4/5 facets, S1, Illiac joint/ligament. The day after, I suffered with a very red forehead, nose and cheeks. I saw my general practitioner who issued an antihistamine, which almost immediately reduced the redness. I am having flu-like symptoms at present and feel very low in mood. The site of the injections remains quiet sore. I still am unable to sit upright without feeling pressure on my spine. This is my fifth episode of these injections, and this is by far the worst I have ever felt following the procedure.

I was injected with cortisone in the left thumb and wrist joint on my left hand and in the large knuckle of the second finger on my right hand yesterday. I didn't sleep well at all last night and today. Both of my hands and halfway up my forearms are blushed. The left side of my face and neck are also flushed with a noticeable elevated temperature of the skin.

I had a cortisone injection 4 days ago in my shoulder, which has arthritis, and which I injured gardening 5 months ago. My arm felt heavy and unwieldy for several hours, but that went away, and my shoulder pain was gone within 24 hours. I am a 67 year old female. My right knee had been hurting chronically, also, and surprisingly, my knee pain went away too. It is great to be without pain, but the side effects have been strange, and I hope they go away: facial flushing, hot flashes, metallic taste in mouth (have not seen anyone mention that one), and a bit of a weight loss from mild queasiness and loss of appetite (that`s okay!) Also, rapid heartbeat, which I thought might be too much caffeine; however, I have not at all upped my caffeine intake. I suppose all this will go away, and I consider it worth it to be pain-free.It might be worth mentioning that I have Graves Disease, in remission (over-active thyroid), and these side effects seem to mimic some Graves symptoms.

I was in the hospital for 3 days with asthma, but after 2nd day in the hospital I noted that from my stomach to my belly or my bottom everything there seemed paralyzed, like if nothing is moving or working normal, since I left the Hospital, I'm still with these symptoms, I don't feel my stomach, my intestines, it is a bad feeling. I don't know what the hospital did to me, but I feel they did something to body.

Had a cortisone injection in my knee three weeks ago, had no side effects, but after the first week of being pain free, I now have been in bad pain at the site where the injection was given. There is no inflammation, just pain similar to a bad bruise, and also get nerve sensations up my thigh, had to grab on to a chair twice, as to stop from my leg just giving out (Like hitting your Funny Bone at the elbow). Sleeping is difficult due to pain while turning and moving in bed.

Firstly let me admit that I am a fainter. I faint at the sight of my own blood and people I care about but I have very high pain tolerance and don't faint from needles. I had my first cortisone injection in a very arthritic and painful second toe. I have been in constant pain for 8 months. The information I was given did not indicate that there would be any pain at all. The pain was really terrible and I immediately started to sweat and go into a faint. I feel strongly that there should have been some warning about how incredibly painful this procedure is. However, after two days I was pain free and this makes it truly worthwhile.