Steroid shot for hip pain...

Last year hip issue was total hell...I had a nice reprieve since mid autumn (tolerable aching), but it's baaack. It was suggested by my sports doc that a steroid shot can be done. Sooo, before I veer into the vortex of unimaginable pain like last year, I'm thinking sooner is better than later. This isn't bursitis specifically, although it might be in part, I'm suspecting this is hip joint.

Question...who has had it, how much pain having it and what was the experience (process) of either bursitis or in hip joint steroid shot.

q

Hi...yes, xrays and nerve conduction testing (because of the type of pain I was having). I have mild osteo in both hips, some calcification of a connected tendon...plus lower back issues and bursitis.

How many shots did you have? Hip necrosis sounds horrific. It's good the replacement has given you relief.

q

Ohhhh, systemic steroids. Makes sense now...when did you have it done?
q

I am a cortisone injection specialist.
Not really but I have had at least 5 on different body parts including my hip.
I find they are very effective. I never have had to have more then one on a body area. You do need to do multiple injections as they thin the ligaments.
It doesn’t really hurt. A little sting at first.
I highly recommend having it down with fluoroscopy guided.

CC...good to know it's not a terribly painful process...are the shots for knee degeneration?

Hugo...sounds like a professional to me with various body part shots. Curious where all of them were. Was the hip one into the joint?
I don't know how this doctor does them, but I'll ask for sure. Thanks for the suggestion.

q

Hip, knee, shoulder. I mean they are good but you need to do the rrehab once you inject it. It takes a week or so for the real benefit. Hate to say it but with hips sometimes replacements are the only solution.

I have done hips, knees, lower spine. I must be a big baby cause I thought they hurt like heck. On the back one--they offered to knock me out, I said no. Next time I will hook the IV up myself if I have to. I am waiting on approval for my hands.

My sister said hers kick in immediately. Mine.. not so much. On the hips-they just made it so that I could control the groaning when I moved. My joints all still ache, hurt and throb. I still wonder if they just used water. I will be trying a new place next time.

Clo

CCinPA said...
I get steroid shots in my knees. It hurts a bit but not bad, and the pain from the shot goes away in a few hours. It takes a few days for the shot to kick in but when it does it feels great. Last time I had the shots was in November and I am still ok. They usually last about 6 months for me, though the doc said I could get them every 3 months.if I needed to. I have heard of some people only needing them once a year.

I think I remember someone here talking about getting shots in their hip. Hopefully they will pop in and give you some idea what it's like

Do they give these for age related osteoarthritis? My mother is 78 and does not want the knee replacement surgery even though docs have recommended it for her. Would this be an option for someone like her?

Quincy & Seeker -- I have osteoarthritis in both knees. I blame it on taekwondo, my doc says age and weight. Before I got the shots it was extremely painful to walk and taking the stairs was very slow and scary. Now, I can walk with little discomfort and even walk stairs somewhat normally though I do go slow on the stairs (don't want to be one of those old ladies they show on the commercials for Life alert lol). When I first get up they ache, but after moving around they are ok.

They also have gel shots that inject a hyaluronate gel like substance that helps to replace the synovial fluid in the joint. They also help, but not as much as the steroid shots. Best combination is to have the steroid shot and a month later get the gel shots. It takes about a month for the shots to kick in, but when I do that combo it's like i have brand new knees.

CCinPA said...

Seeker275 said...
I am a bit alarmed at so many people mentioning joint pain. Are these hip/spine/ joint pain things stemming from UC related complications or more of age related issues? Does one need to regularly monitor one’s joints too?

I don't think my knee pain is related to UC. I started doing taekwondo in my 50s. Loved it but it is hard on the knees -- especially when doing a flying kick and landing on your knee instead of your feet . I am very overweight too, so that contributes. Had to stop taekwondo. I miss it. I loved kicking stuff lol

Thanks CCinPA. You sound like such an inspiration ♥️ Shame you had to give Taekwondo up . Maybe you could look for something gentler like Tai Chi or some thing which probably mimics the action but not the impact or perhaps fencing so that you work more with your hands than legs?

Q, my husband had a hip injection done nearly 2 years ago. He was sent to the OP radiology dept at a hospital, his injection was done with fluroscopy to insure the radiologist injected the right spot within the joint. He had relief for about a year. He's gets some pain on & off but nothing like the original pain. He had no pain getting the injection.

I have bad knees, multiple scopes on them. I've had plenty of steroid injections & will not do them ever again. Now they are saying cortisone injections can possibly damage the cartilage in joints & no more than 3-4 shots per year. I found the knee injections to be painful as hell. I had my shoulder done once, never again, they hit scar tissue from an old injury. I did supaartz injections 6 weeks after scopes on both knees, even with the spray on numbing agent some choice words flew out of my mouth, lol. What has worked the best for me with joint pain is getting in the pool & moving around.

I hope you get some relief but ask questions before doing anything.

I have had two steroid injections in my hip, about 5 years apart. My pain was attributed to bursitis AND tendonitis. (I would not get a shot without Xray or MRI to determine the actual source of the pain.) They inject a numbing solution first and thus the steroid shot is not painful - it usually is targeted to the area specifically causing the pain. (Note they know all about referred pain, so where we think it hurts may not be where the injection is done.) I would not let anyone except an orthopedist (or the orthopedists PA) do steroid shots. Both times the shot was followed with Physical Therapy. The second guy told me about putting ice on it for the next 24 hours and minimizing movement for 2-3 days -- to keep the steroid in the area.

I did have a couple other steroid shots in one knee - for tendonitis and meniscus tear. I found them somewhat less successful -- one was from a rheumatologist and one from an orthopedist that I didn't much care for. These were also followed by PT.

I discovered that there are different levels of Physical Therapy. I went 2 different places on 4 different occasions where they did hands-on work for 10-15 minutes then handed me off to a tech to watch me do exercises. I don't think the techs know quite what to watch for and thus the exercises were perhaps less-than-effective and/or less-than-efficient. Finally (once I found the ortho with the PA who I really trust) I was given a reference to a PT place where the PT has a PhD and does a whole hour of one-on-one work. She's almost a combination massage therapist, muscle tendon-release specialist, and exercise/rehab specialist. Insurance still covers it! I am mostly pain-free now, and mostly functional. At one point I despaired of ever reaching this point!

I also looked into the synovial fluid replacement options for the knee. It didn't seem like the ortho thought they were as effective as steroid + PT, and my reading kinda' repeated that same idea. (Places that said otherwise were trying to sell you on their gel.)

Best wishes!

You all are such troopers. I don't know if I can get anymore shots without being knocked out... Or given those pills that make you awake but unaware. (Even then I might need to be restrained.) Last time my poor doctor learned all kinds of new words.

My back, L1 to S2.... It's literally falling apart. It's fractured, Vertebrae have shifted, the nerves have come out of the spine and are pinched between 2 different sets of vertebrae, and it's been fusing itself together in the wrong formation. The doctor's fear that if we break the vertebrae or fusing that the spinal cord will break and I will be paralyzed. No way to fix it--just live with the pain. My knees, hips and hands, they say are osteoarthritis... But it may have been caused by steroid use. I use a walker now and dream of better days.

But those shots.... Head shake.... They are not for sissy's. But.... then again the doctor's PA was the one who gave them to me. I called back in and told them I was never going to her again. They said no one else had ever complained about pain before. They say it's pressure... I laughed and thought now I know why I am not going back there. I want a nurse that's gonna tell me the truth. (On one procedure a nurse told me it was gonna hurt like he11. Did I want her to get me a puke bucket just in case???. I was then prepared for the pain and was able to deal with it better. (Although I did use the bucket...lol) My sister says it's worth it because if the relief she gets.

You guys are warriors!

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Clo