
Originally Posted by
ScotchGuard02
Each time inject into that tendon it leaves a small hole. Knee joints take a lot of pressure. I've seen a pro b-ball player rupture his patella tendon because he was using cortisone shots before every game. His tendon must've looked like a bee hive. I actually have gotten lidocain and HGH in preparation to injections directly into the joints. I chickened out because I wasn't sure if the holes in the tendons/ligaments is worse than the knee pain I currently experience. I'm just sticking to sub-q/ed injections for now.