# General steroid injection **URL:** \ **Category:** Bones, joints and muscles\ **Tags:** Rheumatoid arthritis\ **Created:** [10 October 2019 22:51 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/general-steroid-injection/716430 "2019-10-10T22:51:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![nh\_user\_1271940](https://community.patient.info/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@nh\_user\_1271940](https://community.patient.info/u/nh_user_1271940)\ **Post date:** [10 October 2019 22:51 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/general-steroid-injection/716430/1 "2019-10-10T22:51:28Z")
Hi all. I have had a few steroid injections directly into joints but when I went my clinic appointment, due to my CRP levels of 31 my rheumatologist administered a generalised steroid injection into my right buttock. I’m on week 8 of methotrexate too. I now have a pain shooting down my leg and unbearable pain in my kidneys. has anyone ever had this or have any advice on what I should do? Thanks in advance ---
**Author:** ![anon87974465](https://community.patient.info/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/e5b9ba/32.png) [@anon87974465](https://community.patient.info/u/anon87974465)\ **Post date:** [11 October 2019 05:55 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/general-steroid-injection/716430/2 "2019-10-11T05:55:02Z")
Hi Tina Sounds like your best bet is to bring your CRP levels down. High CRP = Inflammation, and Inflammation = pain. What worked for me was a diet that rules out all the inflammatory foods. It reduced my pain and swelling to nothing in a short time. Now I have normal CRP levels. I don’t know if this is a cure, but as long as i stay on this way of eating i don’t have any pain or swelling or gut issues (i also had IBS before I changed my diet) ---
**Author:** ![nh\_user\_952808](https://community.patient.info/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/ed655f/32.png) [@nh\_user\_952808](https://community.patient.info/u/nh_user_952808)\ **Post date:** [11 October 2019 06:35 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/general-steroid-injection/716430/3 "2019-10-11T06:35:26Z")
Hi Tina, if I were you I would contact your rheumatologist asap. Six weeks after starting methotrexate I too started feeling really unwell with all kinds of things happening to my body. I rang her and she insisted I stop them immediately. Good luck. ---
**Author:** ![nh\_user\_12898](https://community.patient.info/user_avatar/community.patient.info/nh_user_12898/32/1979_2.png) [@nh\_user\_12898](https://community.patient.info/u/nh_user_12898)\ **Post date:** [11 October 2019 10:15 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/general-steroid-injection/716430/4 "2019-10-11T10:15:11Z")
The deep i.m. injection is a recognised way of managing general inflammation - but it sounds as if he might have got a bit close to the sciatic nerve. The renal pain worries me - and if you can’t see your GP as an emergency before the weekend I think at least a call to out of hours and possibly even a visit to the ED might be called for. In fact - that is what I would do. Even low dose methotrexate can cause kidney problems - better safe than sorry. ---
**Author:** ![nh\_user\_967984](https://community.patient.info/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/8edcca/32.png) [@nh\_user\_967984](https://community.patient.info/u/nh_user_967984)\ **Post date:** [13 October 2019 15:02 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/general-steroid-injection/716430/5 "2019-10-13T15:02:02Z")
I hope you are doing better. I agree with Eileen. Best to call Md to alert of new pain . I could not tolerate MTX for very long at all.Let us know how you are doing Best wishes, Gloria ---
**Author:** ![nh\_user\_1271940](https://community.patient.info/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@nh\_user\_1271940](https://community.patient.info/u/nh_user_1271940)\ **Post date:** [14 October 2019 04:05 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/general-steroid-injection/716430/6 "2019-10-14T04:05:36Z")
Hi gloria, many thanks for your reply also. As I replied to Eileen, I am going to speak to my GP tomorrow. Despite taking the MTX for 10 weeks now my CRP levels are at 31 so I don’t think it’s working anyway. All my inflammation markers are up high. In the 10 weeks I have been taking it I have had 4 colds and suffering a chest infection as we speak. Thanks again. Take care x ---
**Author:** ![nh\_user\_1271940](https://community.patient.info/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@nh\_user\_1271940](https://community.patient.info/u/nh_user_1271940)\ **Post date:** [14 October 2019 04:18 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/general-steroid-injection/716430/7 "2019-10-14T04:18:20Z")
Hi Sukes. I think I may try and get hold of my rheumatologist. My pain hasn’t gone but I would sooner try and pup up with the pain I had instead of extra ones. I was so scared to take the Methotrexate in the beginning, it took me 5 weeks to pluck up the courage. thanks for replying x ---
**Author:** ![nh\_user\_952808](https://community.patient.info/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/ed655f/32.png) [@nh\_user\_952808](https://community.patient.info/u/nh_user_952808)\ **Post date:** [14 October 2019 07:38 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/general-steroid-injection/716430/8 "2019-10-14T07:38:53Z")
Hi Tina, I think contacting the rheumatologist is the way to go. A couple of months after coming off the methotrexate, they tried me on hydroxychloroquine, again I had to come off those due to very serious side effects. It seems my body cannot tolerate drugs, I hope yours is not the same. Good luck x ---
**Author:** ![nh\_user\_1215421](https://community.patient.info/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/ce73a5/32.png) [@nh\_user\_1215421](https://community.patient.info/u/nh_user_1215421)\ **Post date:** [14 October 2019 21:13 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/general-steroid-injection/716430/9 "2019-10-14T21:13:06Z")
I had to be taken off Methotrexate as it didn’t agree with me at all , I’ve had R.A for 30 years , I’m on the Benepali Injection now but that doesn’t feel like it’s effective anymore although I also have Fibromyalgia as well