Sacoilliac joint pain

I have had steroid injections - not in the same joint as you but in my thumb joint and bottom of one foot for Mortons Neuroma.  Sorry to say they were both very painful experiences.  The injection in the thumb was the worst.  Neither locations had any lasting effect.  The foot one helped for longer but still only a month or so before it was back to being as painful as before.  I would never have them again in the thumbs, very painful area and pain relief lasted about a week.  I also had a couple of injections in my shoulder for ruptured bicep tendons.  The doctor numbed it first so it wasnt painful at all so if they offer to sedate the injection site, accept it,  but there was no noticeable difference in pain, so I decided it wasnt worth bothering again.  I do know they are very helpful to some people, so maybe I was just unlucky.

I’ve had the injections in both of my hips prior to my THRs and those weren’t fun. My friend has had several injections in her back but she never mentioned getting sedated for them. 

HI Julie

I’m 42 and I have arthritis in several place since in my body including my hips. I wanted to ask how long it took to get a THR since your symptoms began in your hip and how does it feel now? My mum had a THR at age 55 but I want to know other people’s experiences. Im really scared 😟 of this for being so invasive!