Experiences with

Stesolid

hi. I posted this question in the thyroid group last night - and well to put it politely- they aren’t quite as warm and welcoming as you guys are. I had Graves’ disease in my 20’s. Once it was treated I was out on levothyroxine. It’s mainly be stable for 20 years, with just a few changes to the levels

hi everyone As I have said before I’m fairly new to RA at 73 yrs old Do any of you suffer with stiff feet that make you limp. I seem to have good days where I am perfectly normal with my feet then suddenly I’m not. It’s so annoying so no idea what to do. I’m only on my 4th week with Methotrexate

Has anyone had a steroid injection in their knee while taking Apixaban ?

After several months pain etc eventually diagnosed with polymyalgia in January. Given a steroid injection 3 weeks ago and now taking 15mg Prednisone daily. Have had pain in hands for sometime. Had a nerve test, which confirmed carpal tunnel syndrome. Told need operation or steroid injection, which is

hi. I had a steroid injection Tuesday only because I did think it would help my very stiff hands. But no luck it’s done nothing. I have had all my bloods checked as I’m constantly tired. No energy what so ever. These all came back with good readings. I’ve been on Sulfasalazine two tablets twice

Hi everyone, I’ve posted recently about my knee pain. I have been diagnosed with mild OA following an X-ray suggested for a MCL/ meniscus knee injury. Last week I decided to go ahead on the advice of my GP and Physio and have a steroid injection. Does anyone have any experience of this?

Well: PMRpro and DL both said I was unique and the rheumatologist today told me I was a mystery! I went for the follow-up today about my badly swollen knee (bursitis and baker’s cyst, plus a lot of fluid!) Apparently there’s very little sign of arthritis in my knee (good!) and no RA or OA. Just wear

I was on Tramadol, Neupro and pregabalin for nightly RLS and lots of pain. I had steroid injections on 9 January 2023 including into my sacroiliac joint - a week after this I began to get awful pain and was unable to walk without support from then until now. Despite being a patient of a pain clinic

anybody had hand surgery for arthritis in thumb joint mine is excruciating can’t grip had a steroid injection it didn’t help at all

Briefly, I was diagnosed with PMR last summer and have been on prednisolone every since, gradually reducing my dosage. I saw a rheumatologist (private) in January and he was surprised I was still on a high dosage of prednisolone and queried the original diagnosis of PMR. He suspected something else

Hello EveryoneJust had to show you this little 'cutie', taking his first wobbly steps on a beach in New York. Part of the beach is cordoned off to protect these terns that nest in the sand. I hope you all agree its adorable and your all enjoying seeing the first signs of Spring!. I love this time of

Hello Lovely People, I had a steroid injection in my arthritic knee a few days ago and have felt like I've been run over by a truck ever since! As I guess I am still struggling with my adrenals coming back online, I am guessing it's just all been too much for the poor old bod? I am currently on 2mgs

Over the last month I've had a lot of pain from my right shoulder. My physio has treated it with massage and ultrasound several times without much success and said I'd probably benefit from a steroid injection, so I've made an appointment to have this done at my GP surgery. I am currently on 4mg of pred

today had steroid injection and Tod advised to reduce 20mg to 15mg has anyone else had steroid injections

Diagnosed with polymyalgia. Have inflammation in hands. 15mg steroids raised to 20mg. Took 20mg for 7days To reduce to 15mg in 4 weeks. If inflammation does not get better advised to have a steroid injection Has anyone else had to have a steroid injection

Hi, I am a 73 yrs old male. I was reasonable fit until I started with symptoms 6 months ago and I finally got my diagnosis of Lupus in February 2025. My treatment started with a steroid injection and twice daily 200mg of Hydroxychloroquine Sulphate. Several symptoms eased on starting the meds, however

I finally got to see the Orthopaedic/Trauma consultant about my CTS. It was a good visit and he was a lovely man. The outcome was not ideal though. He thinks that due to the obvious muscle loss and the amount of time that the nerves involved have had the pressure on them, that it is very likely that

Has anyone had a PRP injection in a joint for severe arthritis/pain? I currently have severe osteoarthritis (bone on bone) with significant pain in my right knee which completely limits my mobility and ability to exercise. I tried steroid injections, gel injections and low dose radiation therapy to

Hi gang, I'm still here on the bench, so I thought it was time for a quick update. I had ligament surgery in November which hopefully will stop me from spraining my ankle every 5 minutes. The surgeon removed a neuroma that was in my forefoot at the same time. I was on crutches until January, then

steroid injections are they ok never had them and are they safe no side effects and how long do they last and is it painful when being done who does this your doctor surgery or hospital