As part of your treatment, you have received a corticosteroid injection with some anesthetic. The medications injected were Lidocaine or Marcaine, a quick acting numbing medication and Celestone or Depomedrol, a long lasting corticosteroid that will help decrease inflammation.
The corticosteroid may take up to a week to take full effect and over a period of time decrease your inflammation. The numbing medication will wear off in a few hours. When this occurs, you may experience pain, warmth or redness in the joint injected. If this occurs, you may apply ice to the affected area and use a pain reliever such as Tyelenol, Aspirin, Ibuprofen, or a prescription anti-inflammatory medication. You should also rest the joint that was injected.
If your symptoms are severe or you have concerns about a reaction, please call our office.