So today I got some more bad news. I had my hip replacements checked as my newest one has been causing me a lot of pain. On my CT it showed that I have arthritis in my sacroiliac joint. Yet again, another joint that is either dysplastic or has arthritis. Did I mention I had two hip replacements at 25? I am now 29 so arthritis in more than one joint is so ridiculous that I have to laugh about it or I'll sob.
Anyway, they have suggested a steroid injection into the joint. He said it would be uncomfortable. I have had one in my hip before and it was so painful and uncomfortable. I suffer with anxiety and fibromyalgia so my pain is heighten. I panic in hospitals by being there so many times. Painful operations. Constant bad news eberytime I go. Can I request a sedative for this injection? I'm not being a whimp. I just know I'm going to be so anxious that I might not get it.
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Yep it’ll be uncomfortable but the injections in the spine are they only ones that ever actually gave me any type of relief. The injections in weight bearing joints are for me always a waste as they provide only a week or so of relief but the back much better relief. They are uncomfortable but not painful and the (to me) relief is worth the 15-20 seconds of the “uncomfortable.”
As a comparison, by the time I was 40, I had both hips replaced, both knees replaced and duel ankle fusions. Prior to that I spent 8 months in the MICU on a ventilator for 6 months with multi-organ failure. I was 29. I understand the fear and anxiety of anything medical related. I have a panic attack every time I enter a hospital for any reason. In addition all the joint replacements and fusions mentioned above were preceded by surgeries prior to keep from having the total joint replacements. Probably 22 surgeries prio to those 6 mentioned above. I understand your fear and anxiety but what choice do we have. I believe you need to do whatever it is you can up to and including seeking help from a mental health professional regards your fear and anxiety. As I said I suffered the same but I have a myriad of medical issues that require me to deal with those fears at least once every month as that’s how often I go get some form of medical treatment. My guess you’ll be the same so even if you need a professional’s help to deal with your fears and anxiety I’d get it. I did for my issues and it was a tremendous help. I suspect you will be like me and as you age need increasing medical care forcing you to either face this panic and anxiety often and that could lead to jot seeking the help you need. I’ve been where you are and still have an uneasy feeling every time I walk into a medical building especially a hospital. A good psychiatrist can fix this issue. I know because I suffered the same and a good psychiatrist helped me overcome the fear and anxiety. Best of luck!
I think it may depend on who is doing the injections. I had a number of steroid injections into my spine, a couple of them I hardly felt, a couple were quite painful and one I had, I swear I felt the needle scraping past the bone.
When I had the injection in my hip, I was convinced it was going to be the worst. I almost broke the nurses hand! I didn’t realise the consultant had done the injection and it was over.
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