si hip injection

Welcome to the forum, debsha.

No big deal. You get a tiny prick from the numbing shot. The injection only feels like pressure. Speak up if you have pain. You can get more numbing medicine.

I don't know why you have a whole separate appointment for this. I've always had them done on the spot when the doc diagnoses inflamed bursa. Maybe he decided it was arthritis.

You may have some numbness right after the shot from the anesthetic and later some pain. The cortisone in the shot takes some time to reduce inflammation, sometimes several days.

I am always sent home with a small ice pack. I keep a good ice bag at home, fill it with my own ice and sit with it, on then off for half an hour or so (see your doc's orders) the rest of the day.

If this treatment doesn't help (ask your doc about the timing) you may need a spinal injection. That works pretty similarly, just numbs the nerve coming from the spine.

If you weren't having this today I would suggest trying some of the pyriformis muscle stretch exercises. Not all hip pain is bursitis, arthritis, or pinched nerve.

Thank you so much, SB . Just had my si hip injection, very painfull ,but didn t last long. just don t know what to expect when the numb feeling goes away. hope it don t hurt to bad

That's too bad that they didn't use enough lidocaine to numb you up...

You are likely to be "sore" when it wears off but as mentioned, follow all the directions from using ice on/off and take any medications for pain (either OTC and/or prescribed) to help.

Debsha, sometimes this happens when we have injections, the first few days we feel worse. Hopefully in the next few days you will start to feel some relief.

Keep us posted & take care.....Susie