Thank you for this service.
I saw a doctor several months ago for a Plantar Fasciitis cortisone shot. I know that such shots need to be done at the point of origin of the pain. I told the doctor that not less than 30 times. The doctor said he knew exactly where the pain was, squeezed my Plantar Fascia and shot the Cortisone in. The problem was that this was not the point of origin of the pain. The point of origin was farther back in the heel and the shot was given maybe as much as 2 inches away. I knew this the moment he shot me because I told him that I think you missed the spot and he said he couldn't shoot it directly into the tendon.
Well, I had another doctor once, Dr. Sabotnek, for the same problem 10 years earlier and when I got the shot from him he looked for the nodule and shot it perfectly into the spot and it worked perfectly. Unfortunately that doctor retired.
Now if I go back to this same current doctor for a second cortisone shot, I want to be sure I have some kind of medical evidence proving that a cortisone shot must be shot at the origin of pain and not two inches away. I really strongly believe that though I don't have the medical knowledge to prove it to him but I did discuss this with Dr. Sabotnek and he also felt that it was very important to do so.
Can you give an opinion on this and maybe point me to some medical evidence so I can show it to my doctor that he needs to shoot cortisone exactly in the point of origin of the pain. Personally, I don't want to have another cortisone shot unless it is done at the precise point because I strongly feel it won't work unless it is perfectly targeted.
Sorry for rambling on so much but I have nightmares that it was my fault for not giving more precise directions when he gave me the shot even though that is what I desperately wanted.