My Second Cortisone Injection

Having done this once before, last Friday, I was much less nervous.
Let me rephrase that, I was still very nervous, less petrified.

Of course, as irony would have it, the day that I needed hand-holding and a compassionate hand, the whole thing was rushed and felt like I had no time to just take a breath... but the day I was not having a panic attack, there was a lineup, I had time to fill out the entire form, and the nurse and techs were very calming and extra compassionate. Perhaps they put on a note on my file stating how much of a mess I was last week.

Now, with that said, the procedure itself was fairly quick, but still hurt. Really hurt. I thought maybe my perception of the pain last week was worse just because of how petrified I was, but nope -> these injections hurt like hell. The pain of both needles (the freezing and the cortisone) are both much worse than Lupron injections, and possibly worse than that one Botox injection I got in my pelvis.

The main question though - does it work?
If it works, the pain just might be worth it.
I won't be able to clearly tell whether or not it works for several days, but I am optimistic.

This time it was also a bit different because I was facing the monitor that the doctor uses to watch where the needle is inserted and where the medication spreads to. To be honest, I couldn't watch it the whole time - the pain took all of my focus and I was just trying not to move, flinch, contract any muscles, and just trying not to freak-the-hell-out from the pain. I did kind of feel like I was in an episode of Grey's Anatomy - you know where they watch the monitor and thread a needle into a space and see the dye injected in the proper area? Very cool.
Very very cool, in a 'I-wish-this-was-less-painful-or-happening-to-someone-else' kind of way.

Now the other question is - did I bawl my eyes out? No!! I didn't. I cried a little, maybe even sobbed a bit.
Wanna know the best motivation to try and avoid crying?? Spend a while doing your eye makeup. Then you'll wanna suck those tears back so your hard work isn't ruined.
A small way to help myself from crying too much.

I guess we'll find out if these injections were successful and worth the pain within about a week.
It would be nice, considering I may not be on Cosentyx for very long either.