can a steroid injection make hip pain worse
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I am going to need a replacement soon but my pain clinic dr gave me this injection in my hip 4/5 wks ago.
The next day okay but then OMG the pain I am getting is terrible. Never ever been this bad! my groin and thigh are excruciating also my down the front of my shin and ankle and a stabbing pain in my buttock.
I can hardly walk with the pain and don't know if it is a hip flare up or the injection. It just seems funny that all this bad pain started after the injection.
I did have some hip pain before but tolerated it and was waiting for it to get really bad before I consented to a replacement. never had pain like this it brings me to tears and O wondered if any had experienced this or is it normal for a bad hip. Thankyou.
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christine98681 saffy11
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yes it can but a mixture of both cause a flare up i havent had it but i do no of some one that as it was cos they kept having inflamation of the hip it didn't work for them so they ended up giving in and having the hip replacement but this is why you are getting the pain if i was you i would consent to getting your hip replaced is it worth holding the hip op back to be made worse than you are now.
Cortisone is a powerful anti inflammatory medication is not a pain relieving medication,
is best treated by icing the injected area till you get the hip done
Jodi-France saffy11
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There is one topic in particular where several people had nerve damage do to the surgery, but the topic heading is not "Nerve Damage" it might simply be Sevear Pain after THR" or something.
sue87388_UK saffy11
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I have had cortisone injections prior to hip surgery, these were done under ultrasound and on one occasion I suffered horrific pain. The pain actually started within an hour of the injection and lasted a good 48 hours.
I hope your pain eases soon, take care.
valM68 saffy11
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Hi Saffy
I realise that your post is over a year old but I am curious to find out how long your pain lasted for?
I have had 2 injections today......1 in to my bursa and 1 in to my hip and it is way worse than it was before! I just cant get comfortable at all and it really hurts to walk on it
GrammieT valM68
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GrammieT valM68
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I got this shot for back pain, I didn't even have hip pain before the hip injection. UGH
lori65770 GrammieT
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did you ever find out what caused the severe pain? I had a Cortizone injection in my SI joint and the outside of my hip on July 25 of this year, the pain was so bad the day of the injection and then it was good for about three days now I can't walk without a cane because the pain is so freaking bad. It's been five days of using a cane and the pain started in my hip now it's in my drawer in my thigh my knee and my ankle. I don't know what to do. Thanks
tina16884 lori65770
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Tanker204 lori65770
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I absolutely understand. Groin, thigh, stabbing pain in shin and sometimes in calf and knee.
I too started using a cane. Then my boss suggested Osteo Bi Flex.
I bought a bottle at Walmart. I have told everyone I know about it. It is amazing. After 4 days I started to question if I really need the total hip replacement.
It contains shellfish, so if you're allergic, you can't take it. But please give it a try. It has made a huge difference for me. You can get it online.
lori65770 Tanker204
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Thank you for the information! I'll try it
golf4_58 saffy11
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rebecca48498 saffy11
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Hi i had an steroid injection on Monday and oh my god the pain had never ever been this bad the pain is way of the scale I was on certain Meds and they were working fine but at the moment as I write this I'm in bed with the pain I can't bare to stand in can barely do anything its so frustrating the dr said yesterday I shouldn't be known this much pain still it's even spreading to my buttocks.
I'm going back to drs if it carries on i can't stand it. I've got things planned and want to be able to walk around with no pain.
I do hope you get sorted.
Foxy37 rebecca48498
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I had a steriod injection 4 weeks ago in my left hip via ultra sound. I have bilateral cam impingment an mild arthrtis. It sounds the same as what happen to me. I think they call it a steriod flare up it happen the next day after the injection. It was very painful an i couldnt use my left leg at all. It did ease up within 3 days, however 4 weeks inand my left hip isnt the same at all.
groin pain is so painful an alot of clicking an catching still. So it seems it didnt work for me. Every time i try to do small exercises the pain starts up more. Need to see my consultant in 2 weeks
However some people do get a good result from it.
I hope your pain has calmed down all the best.
nancy04513 Foxy37
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Hi foxy,
I'm having the same issue. Did the pain ever go away?
Foxy37 nancy04513
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Sorry to hear your suffering also with your hip. No my hip has got worst since the steriod injection in feb 2017. Its really painful, alot more swelling an the popping an clicking seems to have increased.
I will be getting a 3rd opinion from another hip consultant so I am just waiting for an appointment. I also have a new physiotherapist which will be my 3rd time now. So will so how it goes. Hope you get better soon.
Foxy37
lori65770 Foxy37
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did you ever find out what caused the severe pain? I had a Cortizone injection in my SI joint and the outside of my hip on July 25 of this year, the pain was so bad the day of the injection and then it was good for about three days now I can't walk without a cane because the pain is so freaking bad. It's been five days of using a cane and the pain started in my hip now it's in my drawer in my thigh my knee and my ankle. I don't know what to do. Thanks
Foxy37 lori65770
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I was just told that the injection can cause a flare up reaction that can last for a few days. That pain was the worst I had ever felt.
However it did calm down after a good four days. But the injection just didnt work for me at all. Im now experiencing a burning a dull ache deep in hip joint. I will no more what is going on in a few weeks when I recieve my 4th MRI of both hips.
Hope you feel better soon.