Hi,
I posted here a couple of days ago about a recurring knee problem after 2 athroscopies for cartillage problems. I have been having physio but its made my knee worse than before. I went back to the doctors today and he's offered a cortisone injection and I have agreed but now I am panicking. I have only ever had one cortisone injection before in my hand and was in agony for about 24 hours after. Has anyone had cortisone in the knee and can they let me know what to expect? Thanks :-)
Yes I had one earlier this year, I was terrified too but it was a breeze... Didn't hurt at all and was extremely effective ....... But unfortunately the effects didn't last very long !
Oops sorry didn't mean to end there......
hopefully you'll have better luck and it will be longer lasting
good luck
Its been several years back but don't recall any particular after effects. I think the biggest pain was the stuff they use to numb the area before going in deep. You'll get relief within 48 hrs or it didn't work
i asked the doc how long it would last and he said there was no guarantee with it and it might not even be effective at all, i was just panicky about going through a load of pain for not much relief. How long did yours last? I have read on the internet it can actually make your knee worse with each injection which is a bit worrying :-(
I had one ... don't want to scare you ...but I found it very painful. .. had good pain relief for about 3 months afterwards.... I would still recommend. .
I'm afraid mine was wonderful for a few days, that's all.
oh gosh that's not good, a few days? I was hoping for a few months :-)
the doc has said he uses the same needle to take bloods which I have had lots of times and been fine, i think I am being more nervous because I am already in pain with it and can't stand the thought of doing something to it to potentially make it more painful, thanks for your reply :-)
sounds like my experience with it in my hand, the doc never warned me how painful it would be, it was fine at the time but within about 2 hours i was in agony and it lasted for 24 hours before it wore off. It did give me relief in my hand, but like you it wore off, and there was no way i was going back for a 2nd one!
I had 2injections and was pleasantly surprised as they were nowhere near as bad as I thought. They tend to put a little anaesthetic in first then put the cortisone in. Both my injections lasted 6 months. However, as mentioned it may be a short term fix. You would need to look at the big picture if they don't work.
Hi
before I had my TKR I had a few cortizone injections until the knee got so bad that they didn't work anymore.
I never suffered any pain from them
so if I was you I'd say go ahead.
take care
Jean
I had a cortisone injection in my knee 30 years ago which was fine and achieved a good result. The injection itself was fine, no pain at all since it is accompanied by local anaesthetic. The local anaesthetic wears off after a few hours and there may be pain then for a while but ordinary pain killers dealt with that for me with no problem. By the next day the pain was gone and the recovery from the knee injury was uneventful.
I have had 4 (2 pairs) cortisone injections into my hips (not into the joint) to deal with trochanteric bursitis. They didn't hurt at all apart from the fairly inevitable pain of an injection with a long needle! One pair were given in July and the relief was excellent after a couple of days, there was some return of pain and a second pair of injections in early October finished the job off - no problems for the last 2 years.
It all depends - they are said to work well in 30-50% of cases. The result is supposed to be better in joints if it is done with imaging so they see where the injection lands up. Either way - I would have a go to see if it works well. If it doesn't you haven't really lost a lot. But the post-injection pain can be controlled well so make sure you know what is best use - ASK!!!!
Hi Marie,
i agree this can be daunting, never had one in my knee just had a knee replacement but have had one in the hip and shoulder, they are painful for 24 ha or so but I did gt great relief from them.
he has as good as said it will be a short term fix, I am more anxious because I don't react well to medication and am thinking this may be the same. I think i will still do it though as I wont know until I try :-)
thanks Jean, he said he couldn't keep doing them so I was kind of hoping I might only need one, well I can but hope! :-)
thank you, he gave me some zappain so I may take them after the injection if it starts to ache, I dont know about the imaging thing, its the doc who is doing it and he seemed to think he could shove the needle in anywhere around my knee and it would be fine! I am hoping he will know what he's doing before he starts, but he did tell me he wasn't allowed to do wrists because of previous problems he's had!
thanks tracy, the doc said it shouldn't hurt at all, but I guess I will only know for sure after I have had it done, thanks for your help :-)
Hi
I wouldn't be certain about this but I think they can only give you so many
you have to be a doctor or a nurse to know for certain
My own GP dId mine and they did work for quite a long time until my knee got so bad that a TKR was the only option