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Spotting Following Cortisone Injection

Posted by toromama @toromama, Feb 19, 2021

Anyone else experienced spotting following a cortisone injection? This is my second experience. Both times it started about 10 days after the injection. Just wondering how long it usually lasts. The first time was a number of years ago and I thought it only lasted a few hours. I'm now on Day 2. I'm 61 years old and went through menopause when I was 52.

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lizzyleolee | @lizzyleolee | Mar 9 3:45pm
In reply to @patmastcomcast "Yes had two biopsies in office neg. Everytime hip injection spot bleed. Then had to do..." + (show)
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Yes had two biopsies in office neg. Everytime hip injection spot bleed. Then had to do hysterscopy D &C. Turned out 2 small polops that probably showed the thickening on ultrasound. Everything ok now. Wish doctors would put us through this.

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Thank you for your reply. So you are menopausal and you also had a thickening of the uterine lining too?

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patmastcomcast | @patmastcomcast | Mar 9 6:47pm
In reply to @lizzyleolee "Thank you for your reply. So you are menopausal and you also had a thickening of..." + (show)
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Thank you for your reply. So you are menopausal and you also had a thickening of the uterine lining too?

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Post menopausal 67. Yes kept going up from 6 than 7 than 8mm. I know the cortisone shots in hip cause spotting about week later. Don't know about thickening. But poloyps added to thickness.

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vivi0625 | @vivi0625 | Apr 17 6:02pm
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@lizzyleolee

Thank you for your reply. So you are menopausal and you also had a thickening of the uterine lining too?

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I'm 68 postmenopausal since 51. Using Estradiol vaginal cream because I have pessary for prolapse. I get steroid injections for arthritis in both shoulders and 1 thumb. Feb 2nd I had injections in both shoulders and the 1 thumb, never got all 3 at the same time before. 2 weeks later I had spotting. Spotting only on tissue for 3 days. Went to gyno had ultrasound with 7mm uterine thickening. Im taking 100mg progesterone since and go the 24th of April for repeat ultrasound. I believe it was just a perfect storm combination that caused the spotting. I hope the thickening is down below 5 as my gyno wants. At least I know that others experienced this too.

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