CORTIZONE SHOT IN CALF OF LEG

In Reply to: CTS/Cort izone shot posted by Lori on October 02, 2002 at 14:17:16:

MY DERMATOLOGIST GIVES ME CORTIZONE SHOTS IN MY LEG FOR AN INFLAMED AREA ON MY LEG THAT HAS CAUSED ME PAIN FOR 7 YEARS. I HAVE HAD EVERY TEST POSSIBLE FOR THIS PROBLEM AND THE SHOT IS THE ONLY THING THAT HELPS. I HAVE BAGS FULL OF CREAMS AND HAVE TAKEN EVERY ANTIBIOTIC MADE. THE FIRST TIME I HAD THIS TREATMENT I HAD SIXTEEN SHOTS. THE LAST TIME I HAD THREE. IT DEPENDS ON HOW INFECTED IT LOOKS AND HOW MUCH PAIN I'M IN. I'M 57 YEARS OLD AND WONDER HOW LONG I CAN HAVE THIS TREATMENT AND THE LONG TERM EFFECTS. I AM A DIABETIC (TYPE II)AND ALL THE DOCTORS HAVE SAID THIER IS NO RELATION. PLEASE ADVISE.