Anyone ever had cortisone injection to the wrist?

 If so, how long before pain resolution and full ROM (range of motion) after injection?

I injured my wrist in the dumbest way possible... I usually sleep with my hand under my head out of habit I believe and woke up with my arm totally numb and discolored at the wrist... took a while to slap some life into it ... to add insult to injury I apparently did the same in slumber the following night ... hence I have a very inflamed tendon and MR showed 5 pseudo cysts and inflammation of the bursa ... all traumatic in nature.  I was given a cortisone injection into the affected area last week and placed in a splint.  Thing is the acuity of the pain resolved a bit after 3 days ... my wrist still hurts.. I cannot do any overhead motion or flexion/extension without this annoying pain ... if I take off the splint after 10 minutes I need to put it right back on... 

Has anyone sustained a traumatic injury to wrist/tendon and how long before returning to normal ROM? This is cramping my style ... I am ambidextrous for starters ... I am fine splinted and working at my regular job but on the side I have my hair weaving/braiding shop, I draw/sketch/paint and sew among other things.  The next fiesta quinceañera and wedding I contracted to do is in June and I would like to have full motion with no weakness in my hand ... oh well.. until then I will follow doctors orders while in the interim I suppose I am feeling I have a clipped wing.... I can sketch and paint .. but there are just some things that I do with the left hand better than the right ... sewing is out of the question for now but I have enough duds for a lifetime ... and to think I trained so hard for a triathlon which I may not be able to participate in SIGH... 

This morning I ran with my friends from my running group at 4:00 am ... My friend did my hair so I don't have to worry much about it ... and I have assistance with my DH who is all thumbs getting dressed ... DD is a grouch in the mornings so I won't even bother her LOL ... and now I am feeling just like my shirt says ... like like old fart LOL



this morning I stepped into a crocheted tunic and called it a day... for my journal entry in my  empowerment journal a picture a day keeps the pounds and the inches at bay...

 I've had one done twice. I won't lie: it f*cking HURT! But relief was almost immediate. When the pain of the injection died down, the wrist pain started dying down, too.

 You are not kidding ... they sprayed my wrist and it did hurt like BAAAADDDDDDDD I had to clench my teeth together ... it took the edge off the pain for a few hours but I have pain without the splint ... 

 I've had some pretty painful things in my life (including a bone marrow biopsy) but that damned cortisone shot beat them all by a mile. 

I've had traumatic wrist twice. I let them inject once...felt like a lightening bolt hit me and sparked out my 5 fingers on that hand. It did stop the pain in about 3 days. Until I stopped using it for a month, and let it totally resolve, I had recurrent pain.
I've had my shoulder injected several times and couldn't allow it to heal, as being an ER RN I HAD to use it at work...NO 'light duty' or I don't get paid. Since I didn't allow it to 'rest', now I have a massive rotator cuff tear~NOT able to be repaired~ and will probably not have full use of my dominant right arm ever again.
I know you like braiding and painting...but LISTEN to my story! Inflammation needs its due rest. I hope this helps you and maybe rest til June will do it IF you let it rest 100% til then.
I wish you the BEST outcome!
Holly

 Thanks for your input .... I will be mindful.... Sorry to hear about your shoulder ... 

Hi!

So sorry you are going through this!  Six weeks ago, I awoke one day with severe pain in my right thumb at the base, radiating down into my wrist.  It kept getting worse until I was unable to move my thumb at all, and it was all swollen, and it was shooting into my wrist and arm.  I type for a living so it was bad.  I am also ambidextrous - I write primarily with my left hand but do most everything else with my right hand.  I went to an orthopedic hand surgeon, and I was diagnosed with deQuervain's tenosynovitis in my right hand/wrist.   The doctor recommended cortisone injections.  He gave me two injections - one in the thumb/hand area and one down into the wrist.  OWWWWWWW!!!!  The pain was unreal.  My pain was off the chart for the rest of the day, but by the following day I had some relief and the next day even more.  I was unable to take time off from work, so I was still using my hand during this time.  By about three days after the injections, I had significant relief and regained my range of motion.  Now, five weeks later, I have no pain whatsoever and complete range of motion.  I would say, it was about one wee****il I had complete relief.  I also have carpal tunnel syndrome and rheumatoid arthritis, so pain is an unfortunate daily part of my life.

I hope you feel better soon! 

 Thanks for responding and sharing... I am glad you got relief after your shot ... sorry to hear about the RA and carpal tunnel especially with your typing for a living .... This morning I have a bit better range of motion than yesterday and pain only with elevation and some with flexion... I slept with the splint on and kept it on most of the day and that seemed to help ... I hope to have complete resolution like you soon....  Really appreciate your input.  Thanks.