Have this damn tennis elbow for about a year now. Already 3 cortisone shots into it. I've been literally afraid to go again, as those shots HURT a lot and I don't want another. But the pain started again only weeks after the last one. But it's gotten to the point now that it's non-stop, not just when I use it.

He told me in the beginning that most are fixed with the first shot. If not, the majority with the second. After that, it's consultation time to decide how to proceed. I'm beyond that with having a 3rd already. I've also read quite a few stories about the negativity of too many cortisone shots. I may just opt for the procedure to have it surgically fixed. I think they cut the tendon, clean everything up - and only if possible they can reattach anything.