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Steroid injection for hip bursitis advice please

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I am having a steroid injection in the hip on Friday. 😱At the moment I am running twice a week and have just got to 8k for at least one of the runs. Any advice appreciated about how I can carry on and minimise any loss of fitness.

Apologies if you have seen this post before but I had no replies which is odd as everyone is usually so helpful. I have seen a padlock by the post but don't know how I got it there, Dog Child suggests I may have inadvertently made the post restricted or invisible 🤔😕.

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Certainly the information I am reading, ranges from no running for 7 to 10 days to 10 dyas to two weeks after an injection into joint, so not helpful:(

Because we are not experts, it is the advice you will be given on Friday after the injection that will be the most accurate; follow that and then after the suggested time resume some gentle exercise.

Hope it goes well and rest assured, the runs do wait and even after what seems like a really long time, we do get back to it:)

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MeepmumGraduate10 in reply toOldfloss

Thanks Floss, I will try to be sensible, that'll be a first 😂 it's just that I've just started to feel my running is coming together but as you say the runs will wait

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Deals1Graduate10

Sorry no advice as such. I'd just take a list of questions with me on Friday. Hope it goes OK. Let us know

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MeepmumGraduate10 in reply toDeals1

Hi Deals, definitely will have list, when I booked it direct with the doctor she seemed unsure, but was impressed by me doing C25K 👍

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littlemac24Graduate10

I had a guided steroid injection into the hip joint. I was quite painful and I couldn’t weight bear for 3 days. It then took a couple of weeks to be able to walk normally. There is no way I would’ve been able to run or do any exercise during that time.

Unfortunately, after all that it only gave me a couple of days pain relief.

Hopefully for yourself, an injection into the soft tissues shouldn’t be as painful and should give you a better result. Fingers crossed for you 🤞🏼

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MeepmumGraduate10 in reply tolittlemac24

Thanks, I'll let you know, sorry your experience wasn't so positive 🙁

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Baggywrinkles

I can’t walk more than about the distance of a bus stop with my bursitis. However, when I have a steroid injection, I can walk again - lasts about four months. I think it depends who gives it to you. I had a guided injection - three health people involved. It did nothing forme. But I have had three now from my consultant which have been great. His way of finding where to inject - prod hard all around the area until I yell out in pain when he his the spot, then straight in with the needle to that very spot! Wonderful relief! I haven’t been able to have one for five months because of COVID 19 as he is doing something to do with that. Impressed with your running! I don’t know why they can’t just take the bursa out.

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MeepmumGraduate10 in reply toBaggywrinkles

Thanks for this, my GP found the spot like your consultant but it only lasted 3 days☹️ I have since cut back to running twice a week 5k and one slightly longer 7k is OK, 8k is the maximum, seems a bit better.

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GoGo_JoJoGraduate10

Good luck! Bear in mind that it takes about 2 weeks before you start to lose any fitness so don't panic too much 🤞🏻

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MeepmumGraduate10 in reply toGoGo_JoJo

Thanks Jo Jo 🙋‍♀️

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RoxdogGraduate10

I had these injections for hip bursitis many years ago, a long time before I started running

They worked, but I found swimming crawl the best solution. I think it's quite important to do strengthening work on the area as well as the steroid injection. I do empathise, hip bursitis is horrible. Have you also seen a physio?

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