In hospital waiting on steroid guided injection

[Betsy50]

Hi everyone the day has finally arrived 🤞🤞🤞🤞😂 this works

[BenHall1]

Hiya Betsy,

I had this in my (osteoarthritis ridden ) right shoulder on 1 April 2022 by my GP. I am not sure it was 'guided' though ... I think she made assessments off an XRay and gave me the magic jab.

TBH, I figured the benefits would only last 6 to 9 months, but here I am, about 18 months down the track and as good as gold 😀.

My left shoulder however is now another matter and beyond painful ! I have written a post on here over the last few days. This time, same GP, won't give me the magic jab - in fact hasn't even offered me a face to face appointment, just pushed me off to the surgery Physio. Physio has referred me for an Ultrasound which I am going to pay for myself rather than wait a 100 years for an NHS appointment.

How long have you had to wait for your magic day and are you going NHS or Private ?

Best wishes and I hope your outcome is as good as my right shoulder has been.

John

[Betsy50 in reply to BenHall1]

Hi benhall1 tbh my Painmanagement consultant did rush it through as I've been suffering this for a year now. I've had a guided steroid injection on my shoulder for bursitis and it never came back so hoping this is the same as pain utterly horrendous!!!! Its nhs that is doing it. Thanks

[DollyDutchGirl_1946 in reply to Betsy50]

Hi Betsy, several years ago, I had a guided steroid injection on my shoulder for bursitis issues and, within 15 minutes, I could literally feel the pain ebbing away, which was wonderful. Fortunately, so far, it hasn’t returned - hopefully, this will be the same for you…🤞🤞

[Imagine1]

Hi Betsy50,

Where do you have your steriod injection? if you don't mind me asking. I have CRPS in my foot and Oesteoarthritis in my big toe joint with a torn plantar plate, which needs an operation on but the doctor won't do it, even though I can't walk and I am in considerable pain all the time. I am going to see the pain management team next week so I am hoping that they will do the injection for me. I need some sort of relief, I work weekends and by the time I finish work I can't walk.

[Judo1010]

Hi, I had a guided steroid injection, given by a neurologist. Where I laid face down on a scanning table, where the neurologist, using a scanner, then guided it to where he wanted to inject the steroid. To me it was painless, it took longer to set up the equipment than to give the injection, but nothing to concern yourself over. Unfortunately for myself, the injection worked for only around three weeks, when I was practically pain free. As I said previously, I found having the injection was nothing at all. Best wishes.

[Blackknight1989]

I had this procedure ordered for me on my right hip when it became almost an emergency to have it replaced and my orthopedic surgeon was booked for about 6 weeks…I had, over a period of 12 years or so before the replacements, each knee injected at least 4 times…never thought it provided more than about 3/4 weeks of relief in the weight bearing joints…had both shoulder done now at least 3/4 times a piece and generally get about 8 weeks of noticeable benefit from those…attempted to do the right hip but the neurology assistant eventually refused as he observed “you have the hips of a pre-adolescent girl”. Lol! So orthopedist ending up swapping me with another patient and replaced my hips (didn’t do both at the same time hit about 6 weeks apart). Need both redone now as well as need both shoulders, elbows and ankles replaced. However after bilateral knees and hips in a 10 year stretch I’ve just opted for the wheelchair as there is no way I’ll have those 6 major surgeries done with recovery time average 6 months unless it is just too painful to not do the surgeries. Not worth it with the expected 8 years of lifespan remaining…anyway that’s my experience. I wish you the best in your journey!