Most people don't feel any difference immediatly after the injection though the pain may be temporarily improved or worsened. The steroid may take two or three days (for some patients it may take up to 10 days) to start to have an effect in most people and peaks in about two weeks. Therefore, it may be a while before you feel a change in your pain.

Some local tenderness may be experienced for a couple of days after the injection. Using an ice pack three or four times a day will help this.