Experiences with

Stesolid

Just wondering what people’s experiences have been with steroid injections for arthritis in the knees.Good results,not such good results? Also has anyone had the Arthosamid injection instead of a steroid one.At the moment it’s only available in private clinics while trials are underway for NICE approval

I am coming up to year 3 of PMR journey and, at the moment, am on 9.5 mg of Pred. In that time, I have undergone 2 Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) operations and, as from Monday next 20 January am possibly going to have a steroid injection in my right knee. Recently, I had an MRI scan on my knee which

Hi all. As many of you may know, this month marks two years since I was viciously struck down by RA (official diagnosis a few months later). Since then I have had mixed results from various meds but I still haven’t found ‘the one’. Some have given a little relief but even when I thought I was tolerating

I was only referred to a rheumatologist following my consultation with an orthopaedic surgeon about my hugely swollen knee and subsequent diagnosis of bursitis and baker’s cyst. The rheumy was absolutely lovely and ended up draining my knee and giving me a steroid injection. He’s also ordered more

Hello, I posted a while ago as I was taken off Rinvoq in September due to elevated liver enzymes. Had a 3 month Kennalog injection in October due to a serious flare up that left me bedridden and unable to walk for a week.After a raft of blood tests, MRIs, Xrays and CT scans I was told by Rheumatologist

Hello , hope I can post here. I have had a undifferentiated connective tissue disorder for around 12 years . On methotrexate and hydroxachloroquine. No longer have steroid injections because of bones . Over the last few months I have had terrible pain in chest and back , struggle to lie flat , mri was

Where do I start?!, apologies. It’s a long one. About 8 years ago I started getting problems around the same time: Photo sensitivity with lesions on my chest & neck as well as rashes on my feet,arms & ears, Muscle and joint pain feeling sluggish like I’d been to a gym & overdone it, Arthritic

Hi all, hope you've had a lovely christmas and new year 😊💕 Mine unfortunately was cut short by a drunk driver crashing into my new car that has now put me into a flare 😔 (thankfully no one was injured or in my car at the time) Just a little update for you all I'm still in limbo they put me back onto

I have ET (+ bone marrow fibrosis). I changed from Anagrelide then back to Hydroxycarbomide (which I don't get on with at all so they just tried it again) to eventually Pegasys Interferon Dec 2023. My platelets were very erratic but at my last blood test were finally down to just over 500 middle

I have nerve pain in the L4 L5 an a herniated disc and arthritis. The steroid injections I've had gave me no relief. Hence an upcoming appointment with a surgeon to talk about other options. I'm curious if anyone has heard of spinal ablation?

A Merry Christmas to all readers and hope your days were special. Hubby and I had a lovely Christmas thanks to our daughter and son-in-law. I did think I was not going to be able to go to our daughters for Christmas as on Christmas Eve evening the flare up pain in my ankles was so severe I had

Hi, Have had a painful shoulder now for over two months.. it started from a slight pulled muscle in my pec. That pain has now gone.. since then have developed pain and stiffness throughout the whole joint. Is worse at night and often wake feeling like I’m being stabbed in the top of the shoulder, or

I was diagnosed with seropositive RA in 2014. I was initially on Hydroxychloroquine for 4 years but after suffering several flares and carpal tunnel problems in Dec 2018 changed to Methotrexate (metoject) 10mg with Folic Acid twice a week. It has worked well for me as I've not had any flares since starting

Hi - I have back, hip, knee, feet pain. My pain doc has suggested a steroid injection in my spine. My current insurance doesn't cover the cost. I've read that for some it does nothing and for some it can help for six months. The side effects though rare - are terrible. I tend to be the 1 percent

Hiya, I am on methotrexate and hydroxy and recently had a steroid injection. Got a cold about 2.5 weeks ago which has gone but I have lost my voice not completely but it is very raspy and horse I am also quite dizzy and just generally feel unwell. Is this something I will just need to work through

Hi everyone, I am new to this site and this is my first question / post. I was diagnosed with Osteoarthritis in both knees about 4/5 years ago. I have had steroid injections in both knees in the past and have been putting off being put on the waiting list for surgery because I am frightened of my recovery

Mornin' all, About 11 days ago I wrote on this subject and in my last para I mention I was seeing my GP on 6 Dec 2024. Well the consultation went better than I expected. We discussed each item of my blood tests .... of which there were 6 in total including the NT-PRO BNP. There is definately no sign

Random question! I'm booked for corticosteroid injections into superior and inferior recti muscles (top and bottom eye movement muscles, both sides) on 16th Dec. I'm having to travel about an hr each way to be seen before Christmas, and not able to drive for 36 hrs afterwards. I've also now been sent

I was diagnosed with PMR in March and have tapered from 12mg to 6mg since then with no flares. I also have recurring right hip pain which got worse about 2months ago and an ultrasound showed a labral tear. A month ago I had an ultrasound guided steroid injection into the hip which didn’t work and I’m

I understand that Baker's cysts can occur in RA and it seems my mum has developed them. They are causing her a lot of pain (perhaps pressing on a nerve?). I see that there are options of steroid injections and perhaps surgery. Does anyone have experience of the cysts and the treatments?