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This is for the greater good. Not enough people post their experiences with cortisone shots, yet so many of us have gotten them. I think it's important for us to share our experiences with photo documentation, so here's the skinny. For the full story, see this topic:
Cyst 1 (bottom) surfaced on 6/11. Cyst 2 (top) surfaced abruptly during the day on 6/14. Both hurt like hell. Derm appointment on 6/15. Injected both lesions with 0.2 mL diluted Kenalog, I believe she said.
Top picture is right before injections. Bottom picture is about 5 minutes after injections. This isn't my first Kenalog rodeo, so I can't really comment on the pain. It's a little prick per injection. Even if you have low pain tolerance, you shouldn't be in agony whatsoever. Still feeling some pressure and pain about 3 hours post-injections, but nothing like before. Bleeding stopped quickly with light pressure applied, and I requested no bandage because it just irritates my skin more. I'll keep updating. Derm said I should see almost full resolution of both cysts within 48 hours. No lancing or draining was done. Have had good success with shots in the past, although 2 prior shots created light red marks and slight atrophy. However, that's only on spots that I had already poked and prodded and squeezed before I got injections, so it's probably my fault.
Got the third cyst injected a week ago. It started to decrease, but now it has been replaced by a triple-whitehead cyst right above it. Made the mistake of trying to extract two of the whiteheads because they looked close to the surface. Angered the area. Third whitehead surfaced. Now I have a massive, dry, throbbing, beet-red, scabby zit. I seriously don't go outside anymore. I hate my life. Tazorac is killing me. I wake up to new whiteheads and cysts every day. Three months ago, I never wore makeup. I seriously hate this so much. I'm depressed as hell.
