if someone can please help.... I have
inflamed heel bursas on my calcaneous
(dont know if they are anterior, posterior
- or both. I had an xray done which
ruled out heel spurs but showed a dint in
the bone where the bursa is located at the
back of the heel.
I am unfortunately currently in a third
world country that apparently does not
have feet specialists and after two
incorrect diagnosises by completely
incompetent orthopedic doctors I did the
xray.
I have had pain in both heels for three
months now and this developed after
carrying excessive weight up steep rocky
hills. I did not rest my feet enough
and continued carrying weight up the hill
once or twice a week. My running shoes
which are a bit narrow at the heel may
have contributed to the problem. 6 weeks
after the original strain on my feet I
develeped the pain heel upon rising in the
morning or after periods of rest or after
carrying any weight and or walking more
than a couple of hours.
I think I also have slight plantar fascia
but this has improved drastically with
rest and hot/cold contrast foot baths. I
am also using orthopedic inserts that have
support for the plantar fascia and a soft
heel. I do not have pain upon walking
first thing in the morning anymore.
Since three months I have had pain upon
touch on the bursa area - mainly at the
back of the heel but also on the inside
side of teh foot (about a cm or two away
from the middle of the back of the foot).
Yesterday after the x-ray the doctor
injected the back of my heels (possibly
bursa area) with a couple shots of
cortizone in each heel. Seconds later
there was a large swelling (1/2 to 1 cm)
on the area where he injected. He used
cortizone and an anaestetic and he seemed
to have to press very hard to inject into
the area. I could walk afterwards and
felt only numbnesss in my heels. About
45 minutes later the pain began. It was
intense and seemed to affect my lower legs
as well. My feet were hot and red and
maybe swollen. I used cold on my feet
and that took the heat away.
Since then I can not walk. Well, I can
walk but I can only use my lower leg
muscles lifting and placing my feet on the
ground but not with the foot.
Specifically, I can not use the muscles or
tendons to lift my heels off the ground.
I also can not lift my toes - or pull my
toes towards me with the strength of my
feet. It is as if I have lost my muscle
strength.
I have done a couple of hot/cold feet
baths and do not know if this is the
correct thing to do.
Is it normal to have such a reaction to
these cortizone shots? I am concerned
that perhaps he filled the bursas too full
of liquid and or injected into the
tendons. Perhaps he injected into the
muscles and nerves also?! Something
feels very very wrong and he injected
directly into the areas I showed him that
were my painful spots on the feet.
Perhaps I need to have the bursas drained.
Or perhaps the cortizone will simply
disolve (how long?) and my feet will again
be normal. I have also read about risks
of a ruptured tendon if the cortizone is
injected into a tendon and do not know if
I should completely stay off of my feet
and for how long, stetch the calves and
feet or?! I have absolutely no way to
get correct information from any doctors
in this country.
I can find no research on the internet of
such a reaction of a cortizone injection.
If anyone can please help I would be very
grateful. Any advise and information
please.
Many thanks
brenda
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wakkochic17
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 01 Mar 2004 Posts: 494 Location: South Carolina
Posted: 03-24-05 22:34pm
I wish I knew what to tell you, but I have
had two cortizone injections (one in the
shoulder and one in the hip) and neither
gave such a reaction. I wonder if they
injected it wrong. I don't think you can
inject "too much" but it may be that he
hit something he shouldn't have(?) I
don't know how common it is for people to
have allergic reactions to cortisone. I
have read that in some cases it can swell
up but that it should go down within 36
hours.. Maybe just wait and see.
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44lori
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 17 May 2005 Posts: 2
Posted: 05-17-05 18:41pm
I have had three cortizone injections in
my heel for plantar fasciitis. The first
one was excruciatingly painful. I ended
up in the hospital emergency room because
I was passing out from the pain. I could
not put any weight on the foot for a week
after the injection and I had a limp for
quite sometime after. However once the
swelling came down, the heel felt much
better. The two subsequent injections
were not as painful. I think it was just
a reaction to a new foregn substance in my
body.
