Yesterday I got a cortisone shot in my right hand for carpal tunnel syndrome. A few hours afterwards, my hand was painful and I could hardly move it. This morning it's useless (and it's my dominant hand!). For any medical professionals (or fellow carpal tunnel sufferers) is this normal? I'm beginning to think it was a mistake to let the doctor do that, seeing as I wasn't feeling any pain (just numbness in my fingers at night).

UPDATE: I went to a medical facility yesterday and talked to one of the nurses there, and someone at the doctor's office answered me today. Both said not to be too concerned unless it lasts more than 48 hours. My hand is still painful today, but better. I was panicking because there was a LOT of drama surrounding this shot that I don't want to talk too much about outside of a therapist's office (in fact I did talk to a therapist yesterday, as well as a fellow patient, and both of them made me feel better). Many thanks to all of you who responded (or reacted to the post).