Nerves about injectins

snowdrop
snowdrop Member Posts: 42
edited 18. Nov 2009, 17:01 in Living with Arthritis archive
Hi everyone..

I ahve my injections in both knees at 4.10 today and atm feel sick my tummy going over and over and im thinking on not going.
Chicken i no... PLL are telling me it kills and others say it dosent..

PLzzz any advice from anyone who has had this done.. Really panicing..

thks Alli x

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  • snowdrop
    snowdrop Member Posts: 42
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Also getting bad shotting pains in my knees that go up my leg. is this normal ? Sorry im clueless !
  • woodbon
    woodbon Member Posts: 4,969
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hello Snowdrop, I assume you are having steroid injections. I've had them in both my wrists twice. Lots of people have them from time to time.

    When I had mine they gave me a some spray to mumb the place and it feels very cold, then the injection. It didn't hurt as much as going to the dentist. In fact I'd heard the stories about it hurting and was waiting for the pain, but it didn't come and before I knew it they told me to go home! We are all different and also if you are very nervous you may tense up, which dosn't help. Its over so quickly, honest. :D Love Sue
  • angel1
    angel1 Bots Posts: 1,464
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    snowdrop wrote:
    Hi everyone..

    I ahve my injections in both knees at 4.10 today and atm feel sick my tummy going over and over and im thinking on not going.
    Chicken i no... PLL are telling me it kills and others say it dosent..

    PLzzz any advice from anyone who has had this done.. Really panicing..

    thks Alli x

    Please keep your appointment Alli, and try to relax a bit. Before I had my TKR, I had the injections, and it didn`t hurt at all - truly. However, we all have different thresholds of pain, but, even if it hurts a little, it won`t be for long.

    I also had the shooting pains you describe.......Good luck, and let us know how it goes........Ange.
  • woodbon
    woodbon Member Posts: 4,969
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Sounds as if you have a pinched nerve or something similar, but don't worry we all get lots of funny aches and pains. When I was eating, yesterday, I had a stabbing pain in my jaw, now that could be serious if it comes back and stops me eating :(:lol::lol::lol:
    Take care you'll make yourself ill. Love Sue
  • snowdrop
    snowdrop Member Posts: 42
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    AWW thk u so much... i will brave it.. even rang thr dr and bless he rang me back and has told me it would be him needing calming pills lol.. had a giggle and feel much better some what...

    will be letting u all no as soon as im home ... breath allison ..

    :? :lol::( :roll: mix emotions there xxxxx
  • mrsdalloway
    mrsdalloway Member Posts: 161
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    ooh I wished I had seen this earlier! I have had this done a lot in various places! lol Honestly it doesn't hurt like you would think, I think the thought of it is worse the actual injection. Hope you kept your app! x
  • sharmaine
    sharmaine Member Posts: 1,638
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Ali

    Tell them that you are really nervous. I'm a real coward when I have injections. So, I warn them and I close my eyes until it is all over and do my relaxing breathing in through nose and slowly out through mouth. It helps. I had to have a needle in my breast on Monday to take fluid from 2 cysts and I didn't feel a thing.

    Good luck.

    Sharmaine
  • bailey27
    bailey27 Member Posts: 689
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi
    I had a synvisc injection in my knee about 3 months ago. It goes very deep into the knee, they move your knee cap over a bit and put the injection underneath it. I was very nervous about it and worke myself up terrible. However, it was over within seconds and barely felt a thing. I don't get worked up anymore. The way I see it is that thousands of people have them everyday, if it was that painful then the dr would give you an anaestheitic for the pain. It really isn't bad at all. When I have mine done I got pain a few days after I had the injection which gradually wore off and am only now starting to feel it wearing off a bit so will need another soon. I am not nervous at all about having it done. What is worse the arthritis pain or a scratch on an injection?!?!!

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