Has anyone had steroid injections to delay THR
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Hi, I am thinking of asking my GP if I can have a steroid injection so I can delay THR for a while. Has anyone else had this done & did it relieve the pain for a while
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basia58126 veronica61194
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Yes, I've had 2 of these in the 18 months before my THR this year. The first one improved things about 50% the second one was less successful but I think my hip was too far gone by then. I would say its worth a try.
Good luck!!
thegreatbosco veronica61194
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i had an injection, roughly 8 months prior to thr.
it worked, in as much as it gave considerable pain relief. but the downside was, my hip was still deteriorating. But i was able to maintain a healthy and very active life, in the run up to the op. i heope that this will have helped speed up my recovery.
best of luck.
chris
olwen83027 veronica61194
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Redmuir veronica61194
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Veronica,
I had them every 3 months for almost 3 years. I am a welder in the construction industry. They helped a great deal for the first year and a half I would get about 8 to 10 good weeks. The last year not so good and the last couple times just helped a little with sleep but nothing when working. I've herd they can speed up the wearing of the joint. Mine was pretty bad and I waited to long for the surgery. If I'd have known how good I was going to feel I would have had it done much sooner. Good luck. Regards. Red
debbi1949 veronica61194
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renee01952 veronica61194
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Hi Veronica,
I have not had steriod injection in hip but in elbow (tendonitis) - the injection it self was very painful (done by OS) and it didn't help at all ---
In a previous post you mentioned that both your hips need surgery -
I know it is a very scary thought but what is the alternative ?
Wishing you strenght in making the decision ...
light and love send
big warm hug
renee
linda38528 veronica61194
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AnnieK veronica61194
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Veronica, just FYI, if you do have a steroid injection, they usually won't do a hip replacement until 3 months after the injection. It might help and it might not. It might help for a fairly long time (months) or just a short while. I've seen all of these results reported by people on hip replacement forums. There are possible complications from steroid injections, as there are from all medical interventions, so be sure to read up on them before you make a final decision.
jeannie_39918 AnnieK
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it did not work, pain actually got worse , I had THR 5 weeks after my injection.
that decision may vary between doctors
AnnieK jeannie_39918
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Yikes, your pain got worse! Glad you were able to get the THR that soon afterwards. It's true that these doctors have wildly different rules and opinions about all aspects of hip replacement, isn't it!
jeannie_39918 AnnieK
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I was in excruciating pain,
i am 5 weeks post replacement , it has been an ordeal , but still made the correct choice , am sitting here with ice on my hip as i type this
am am currently using a walker most of the time , but am able to use cane
still a lot of muscle pain, from being cut .
but much better than before surgery
I had a great Doctor .
when I experienced pain in my left hip a little over a year ago , the first Doctor wanted me to have replacement right away .
i got a second opinion , that when I was given the injection by my current Doctor , still no pain in my left hip , and injection was almost a year ago
too bad it didn't solve my issue in my right hip tho
they found cartilage that had broken off and was wrapped around my hip bone , that's why the injection didn't help
jeannie_39918 veronica61194
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have had no issues or pain since
injection in left hip, 4 months ago did not work, I had total hip replacement in that hip
i woukd recommend trying the injections
graham6764 veronica61194
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Hi. I had several over 3-4 yrs before HR two weeks ago, the first 2-3 were very helpful and gave me great pain relief over 6-9 months at a time, however the last 1-2 didn't have any affect at all, remember although you are getting relief from the injection the joint is gradually still getting worse and so eventually the joint is so worn they no longer work. So if your joint is only giving occasional pain you should find them benificial to delay the inevitable for a good while. The injection I refer to is directly into the hip joint under ultrasound.
lyn1951 veronica61194
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My Rheumo suggested that injections might help me. Very worn out hip joints, and bone on bone pain, so I asked her how it worked, and she explained that the injection when into the space between the bones, I burst out laughing, my x-rays were up on her wall display unit, showing I had no space between bones, and i said what space between bones.
She backed down at that point, I must admit I wasn't very polite, my laugh and comment I think offended her. DUHHHHH she the one with the medical degree, maybe she should have used her knowledge. Sorry i get very annoyed when I seem to know more than they do, also for my husband with his heart failure, told there is nothing wrong when I know there is an issue, that in the end my fears proves to be true and junior Dr's being told off by consultant in front of us.
veronica61194
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Thank you all for your comments. I do need both hips done and fortunately don't have osteoporosis or bone on bone pain My surgeon wants to do the hip with hardly any pain first as clinically worse so thought I'd ask for steroid injection into hip with pain so I have little or no pain in that hip when I have the other one done.
graham6764 veronica61194
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I think from what you say that you would get benefit from the injection, good luck with it and the hip replacement.
Graham.
YoMike veronica61194
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My surgeon looked at both my hips and said the left one was worse than the right. But the right one gave me a stabbing sharp pain at times when the left was just a dull ache.
He let me choose which one first, and I'm glad I picked the right one, because the stabbing pain would have been be too much when recovering. Remember that you will rely on the non operated hip and leg more during recovery, so I would push back on the Doctor and do the one that is giving you the most trouble first.
YoMike
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Oh and my surgeon said " that's why we ask the patient, which one is worse, because the x rays tell me one thing, but you are living with it."
gwen81475 YoMike
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Exactly. My right hip was worse than my left, but I am left handed and left footed so rely in this side more, so I opted to have the left done first. So glad I did, it's wonderful now seven months post op and I'll have a good support for my right leg when that hip is replaced next month.