Some Perspective on Perry's Voce & Relationship W/The Ba

[Deb]

The steroid shot is usually injected into a larger muscle group, such as the arm, rather than directly into the vocal folds themselves.

Interesting, thanks slucero! Wonder why JBJ was getting them in the neck? It was Jon and his dad talking about it on Behind The Music and I remember it was said that it was the neck. I remember thinking.....Ouch, a needle in the neck?!

[yulog]

I have never heard of B 12 or corticosteroids(which are very different than testosterone/ steroids) being given in someones neck .Looking at JBJ's size the best place to give either one of those would have been in his ass.

[Rick]

I have never heard of B 12 or corticosteroids(which are very different than testosterone/ steroids) being given in someones neck .Looking at JBJ's size the best place to give either one of those would have been in his ass.

I've had it given to me through an IV on a couple of occasions, and it sets my arm on fire. I can't imagine a shot of it in your neck.

[SF-Dano]

Corticosteriods are very commonly in use today (and have been for a long time). Prednisone, the one most commonly heard of by most people, is a corticosteriod that is widely given for inflamation reduction as well as other issues. These "steroids" are usually in pill form. However, they can come in an inhaled form used by many people with asthma, COPD, etc. Liquid form in IV and injection are generally used in severe situations only. If there is a "sone" at the end of a medication you are taking, it is almost always a corticosteroid.

[donnaplease]

Avascular necrosis is often treated with a hip replacement. Interesting.

[KingdomOfMan]

Avascular necrosis is often treated with a hip replacement. Interesting.

I was thinking the very same

[annie89509]

Corticosteriods are very commonly in use today (and have been for a long time). Prednisone, the one most commonly heard of by most people, is a corticosteriod that is widely given for inflamation reduction as well as other issues. These "steroids" are usually in pill form. However, they can come in an inhaled form used by many people with asthma, COPD, etc. Liquid form in IV and injection are generally used in severe situations only. If there is a "sone" at the end of a medication you are taking, it is almost always a corticosteroid.

I am very familiar with this type of medication to treat skin rashes...which is aggravated by years of living in the extreme hot/cold and dry climate of Nevada. Both my middle child (unlucky for him) and I go through tubes of triamicolone cream monthly. In the early days, we were given prescriptions of Pednisone pills of 30/bottle, to be taking 2 a day anytime we wanted to take them. Later on, the Dermatologist would only allow a "therapy" pack...about 12 pills to be taken on a declining scale over a 5-day period. If that doesn't heal the flare-up, we go in for the "shot" in the hip.

My youngest boy, when he was 6-7 yrs., was diagnosed borderline asthmatic. And we did purchased a nebulizer machine and kept little bottles of prednisone liquid for him to breathe on whenever he had bad colds.

So, you are absolutely right-on about all this, SF-D....