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Can A Cortisone Injection Raise Your Triglyceride And Cholesterol Levels?
can a cortisone injection raise your triglyceride and cholesterol levels? My Cholesteral went from 310 to 400 and my Triglycerides went from 800 to 2,000. Is that possible from getting 2 cortisone injections a week before the blood test or is it more likely it was a contaminated blood test?
Mon, 21 Nov 2016
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Incomplete data like age, gender, purpose of taking Cortisone injection and associated medical illness or drug intake???
Cortisone injection is unlikely to cause an increased serum triglycerides or cholesterol levels.
It could be due to some other cause which needs to be evaluated by your treating doctor.
Hope this answers your query.
Incomplete data like age, gender, purpose of taking Cortisone injection and associated medical illness or drug intake???
Cortisone injection is unlikely to cause an increased serum triglycerides or cholesterol levels.
It could be due to some other cause which needs to be evaluated by your treating doctor.
Hope this answers your query.
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