Steroid ijections into the joints
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trisher
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Hi
I wonder if you can help me. When you have steroid injections into the joints how long does it take to work??
They said that the pain should lessen. I woke in the night in a lot of pain, I took some meds for that.
When I woke up this morning the pain is worse than it was before I had it done. Am I expecting too much at the moment?
Can you tell me how long does it take to work. I can hardly bend them today. I have tried to bend them but they won't. They did say that they put a lot in them.
Thank You
Trisher
I wonder if you can help me. When you have steroid injections into the joints how long does it take to work??
They said that the pain should lessen. I woke in the night in a lot of pain, I took some meds for that.
When I woke up this morning the pain is worse than it was before I had it done. Am I expecting too much at the moment?
Can you tell me how long does it take to work. I can hardly bend them today. I have tried to bend them but they won't. They did say that they put a lot in them.
Thank You
Trisher
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Hi Trisher
Steroid injections into the joints can take a few days to be fully effective and occasionally people get an increase in joint pain within the first day which settles within a couple of days.
You say they put a lot in your joints, if that means a lot of fluid, that could be the problem. Give it a bit more time.
Best wishes
Val0 -
trisher feeling for you hope they start to work soon fingers r crossed for you ((()))val0
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helpline_team wrote:Hi Trisher
Steroid injections into the joints can take a few days to be fully effective and occasionally people get an increase in joint pain within the first day which settles within a couple of days.
You say they put a lot in your joints, if that means a lot of fluid, that could be the problem. Give it a bit more time.
Best wishes
Val
Hi Val
Thank you. Yes they said they put a lot of steroid in there.
Thank you for your reply.
Trisher xx0 -
I hope so much it starts to work soon, petal.
Annie0 -
Good luck Trisher. We've always been told if it's going to work we should start to see some positive effects between 24 and 48 hours.
If they put a lot of steroid in it will hurt a lot more to start with as they've just increased the amound of fluid present in the joint which will have the same pain as the inflammation itself.0 -
Trish
Do hope the extra pain is just a temporary blip and that it soon settles down and works for you.
Sending you love, hugs (((( ))))) and humbugs as always.
Chris xxx0
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