HI After suffering pain 3 years Ive finally got this amazing pain relief this week from injection and want to be realistic if I can really help myself by now being able to exercise muscles and loose weight and keep inflammation down or is it a case of resigning myself to surgery, how many injections are safe? i was so depressed and now exstastic to be mobile! pauline
Hi Pauline
So pleased you have had some relief with your injection.
I had two separate injections last year in right hip. Sadly relief was very short lived.
Despite losing 2 1/2 stones in weight and doing everything I possible could, the osteo arthritis progressed till there was no cartilage left to cushion the joint. X Rays will tell the extent of damage to your joint and I am assuming your doctor will have done these prior to your injection.
I am due for THR on 10th June and cannot wait to be free of the pain and disability my arthritis has caused.
I wish I had gone on waiting list sooner as the last six months have been dreadful. I kept putting it off, thinking it was such a big step to have the op. Once I started getting the night time pain I knew I could not put up with it any longer.Your body will tell you when you need to go down the THR route.
very best wishes to you
Linda
Very best wishes to you for the future
thank you so much Linda its been a lonely journey, I feel let down i had just put up with and hadnt realised how much it had impacted on my life i didnt get adequate care from gp or specialist as he brushed me off, so i changed for a seconnew d opinion. I wish you well and things will get permenently better there is light at last! friend had a new hip and is rambling awsay!
yes its timing and acceptance I still have a vague hope i will be ok without ingtervention but this is probably optimism too far!! GOOD LUCK and enjoy all before you, it will pass and become a memory xx
Hi Pauline
I just had both hips replaced because l realized it's not getting any better and l had to face facts. Due to my responsibilities & inadequate insurance, l felt l had no choice but to push on. During my struggle, l would have tried anything for relief, even if it had adverse effects later. This is how bad our situation gets & the lengths we're willing to go for help. Self medicating loses its danger factor.
My advise to you would be to ride your wonder drug as long as u can if there's a genuine reason for not doing the op...that being said, a pain free existence is possible. Don't be scared
Good morning Pauline ... as said, it does not get better - however, to be mobile again right now, getting fot and lose weight is wonderful and will certainly help you with post op recovery ....I was in denial for such a long time - no injections for me though - it would have made a difference or maybe not ... I might have postponed the surgery even longer ... so timing is always right, right? enjoy your mobility and take good care of your self ... big hug
hI THANK YOU all
I am scared, as suffer with anxiety symptoms but on a good day Il be ok!
Good points made with thanks, I dont intend to have more injections it was more for diagnostic and think already I know
problem with tiime off work as zero hour contract and it will really upset apple cart, darent loose job as took long enough to get enough hours, feels a bit of a nightmarfe at moment as how il manage, a part of me thought Id better wait three more years till some pension, i expect it will unravel and if the pain returns full force then i need to be on the list dont I? - sorry to ramble its good to finally not keep it shoved in, Im finding it hard to adapt to being able to bob about again!!! lol had a few twinges though today so soon. bitof a rollercoaster feeling now I dont have to push myself to do everything.
good wishes to all, anybodsy cross with themself,? I am now that I didnt face up, I did the denial I think but then the scan said no bone to bone and tried all the other therapies seemingly for nothing, gp and specialist didnt mention bone to bone on x ray! sseemingly the mobile scanner isnt too accurate
well onwards and upwards
thanks again pauline xx