Wow, I just logged on to look for advice about a possible cortisone shot for a damaged tendon in my ankle. I'm reluctant to have this done because in January, a cortisone shot in my knee--also around the tendon--made my pain much worse, for about two months! The orthopedist said he had never known this to happen, but my neuropathy started in that same area. I suspect PN causes some unusual reactions to cortisone. So I'm especially interested in what globular and Littlepaw have experienced. Has the pain gotten better?