Anyone else had a steroid injection that hasn't worked?

sugarbuttie
sugarbuttie Member Posts: 225
edited 10. Jul 2010, 04:04 in Living with Arthritis archive
Hi

You may have seen from previous posts that I had my first steroid injection yesterday. I am dismayed to find that 29 hours later I have not had any improvement to my joint stiffness/pain.

Has this happened to anyone else? Does it need more time to work?

Does this mean it is not inflammatory arthritis?

Hope to hear from you soon
xx
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  • rosyred
    rosyred Member Posts: 150
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi
    Yes i ahd one doen in my knee and there was no improvement at all... When i had my medical for DSS the doctor there said they dont work .. Out the mouth of an old doctorwho might i add was very very good with me.

    Allix
  • pols090607
    pols090607 Bots Posts: 126
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    hi sugar,

    i had one today so will let you know - generally for me though they do start having an effect the following day but my rheumy often says that they can take a few days to get in your system so hang on in there.

    xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • skezier
    skezier Member Posts: 11,333
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Sugarbuttie,

    It can take a day or two, sometimes a week, to work so don't give up on it yet. I hope tomorrow you will feel difference. Cris x
  • bertyboy
    bertyboy Member Posts: 1,860
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    ive had them but didnt feel any benefit but have heard they might take a few days to work for some , hope it works for you x
    I know i am a lady ,all life is a journey xx MAY xx
  • mummyb
    mummyb Member Posts: 1,231
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Berty, I have had mixed experiences with steroid jabs, some have been great and given me relief for months and others haven't worked at all. I had one in my knee a couple of weeks ago and this one worked for a couple of days then my knee flared up again. last Thursday I had a big steroid jab in bottom, this took a couple of days to work and it has helped enormously, has really settled things down. Still having some pain but nowhere near what it was before the jab, also swelling has gone down on feet, hands etc. I guess this isn't much help to you, but if you give it a bit longer, it may just help Good luck and best wishes, Brenda
  • speedalong
    speedalong Member Posts: 3,315
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Keeping my fingers crossed for you Sugarbuttie.

    Speedy
    I have had OA since mid twenties. It affects my hips and knees. I had a THR on the left aged 30 and now have a resurface-replacement on the right - done May 2010.
  • haagan
    haagan Member Posts: 84
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi
    Sorry you are having no benefit from your steriod injection. I have had injections into the joint with no effect but the Depot ones work well. I think it's like everything else to do with arthur it works for some and not others. But if you don't try you will never know. Hoping you have a delayed effect. Fay
  • elainebadknee
    elainebadknee Bots Posts: 3,703
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Sugarbuttie

    Im sure I answered one of your other threads....But anyway, no youre going to be like me, there is no magic relief, it works for some dont work for others....Just wish hadnt listened to people who told me "oh its fab, youre jumping round almost immediately"......

    Elaine
    sugarbuttie wrote:
    Hi

    You may have seen from previous posts that I had my first steroid injection yesterday. I am dismayed to find that 29 hours later I have not had any improvement to my joint stiffness/pain.

    Has this happened to anyone else? Does it need more time to work?

    Does this mean it is not inflammatory arthritis?

    Hope to hear from you soon
    xx
  • carola
    carola Member Posts: 786
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Sugarbuttie

    I had a steriod injection and had no effect whatsoever.

    Good luck with yours.

    Keep smiling, Carol :lol:
  • woodbon
    woodbon Member Posts: 4,969
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi I had my wrists injected with steroids and the doctor told me at the time that it would take about 2 to 3 weeks to benefit. Me being me got to the middle of the 3rd week and just about given up hope. Then one morning I found that the pain had gone!

    So, it may take a while, but you still have a chance of it working! :wink:
    Good luck.
    Love Sue
  • frogmorton
    frogmorton Member Posts: 30,087
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Sugarbuttie

    No good for me either :(

    woe :(

    Sue's ost makes me hold out hope for you still though :D

    Love

    Toni xx

    PS mines IS supposed to be inflamatory too :roll:
  • breane
    breane Member Posts: 392
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Sugarbuttie, I've had two steroid injections,one in the shoulder and one in the bottom and neither worked for me. :( However,steroid tablets worked wonders and kept me pain free for several months.Don't know why the tablets worked and the injections didn't.Perhaps someone has the answer. Breane. :)
  • tillytop
    tillytop Member Posts: 3,460
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Sugarbuttie, so sorry that you have not yet had any signs of relief from your injection. But hang on in there if you can - it may be that it just needs a bit longer to work.
    Keeping everything crossed for you...
    Love Tilly x
  • kickyloo
    kickyloo Member Posts: 66
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    The first one I had worked wonders for 3 days but then pain came back with avengence. The second one with double the dose did nothing so went onto tablets which worked but had side effects.

    I was told that the tablets are more potent which is why they try injections first. Not sure why.

    I hope you find some relief soon.

    Nicky
    xxx
  • marion1952
    marion1952 Member Posts: 963
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi

    Afraid I had no benefit from 2 steroid injections in my bottom - but did have a really good result from a steriod injection in my wrist a couple of years ago...

    Marion
  • dorcas
    dorcas Member Posts: 3,516
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    hi sugarbuttie...how are you feeling now? sometimes takes time for the injections to work.

    I've had joint injections and IM injections with mixed results; sometimes great and sometimes not!... can't understand it either.

    might have something to do with how much steroid they inject???

    I do hope you get some relief...and please don't give up on having joint inj next time....as they can and do work! ask the doc about what he thinks.

    I've just had another IM steroid inj yesterday...and hoping it will work.

    Iris xx
  • sharonjax
    sharonjax Member Posts: 19
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    sugarbuttie wrote:
    Hi
    Has this happened to anyone else? Does it need more time to work?

    I have had a few of these with mixed results. The first lot were amazing results wise but the last few have had little or no effect. Like everything else I suppose, there not for everyone. Keep plodding on though there will be something that works eventually....
  • pols090607
    pols090607 Bots Posts: 126
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    hi sugar,

    any joy ? hope you're alright ?

    i had my IM injection wednesday and today felt much better getting up so hoping mine has kicked in (although i had a really fab sleep - 9hrs which most certainly helps me)

    thinking of you,

    paula xxx
  • frogmorton
    frogmorton Member Posts: 30,087
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    breane wrote:
    Hi Sugarbuttie, I've had two steroid injections,one in the shoulder and one in the bottom and neither worked for me. :( However,steroid tablets worked wonders and kept me pain free for several months.Don't know why the tablets worked and the injections didn't.Perhaps someone has the answer. Breane. :)

    I wonder......

    perhaps it is us??

    I had steroid jabs for a scary allergy a few years ago which failed (was all swelled up :oops: ) ten I had oral ones and bingo! cured!!
  • tillytop
    tillytop Member Posts: 3,460
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Sugarbuttie

    Any improvement yet? Really hope you are seeing some effects today from the steroid injection.

    Love Tilly x
  • sanmar63
    sanmar63 Member Posts: 117
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    sugarbuttie wrote:
    Hi

    You may have seen from previous posts that I had my first steroid injection yesterday. I am dismayed to find that 29 hours later I have not had any improvement to my joint stiffness/pain.

    Has this happened to anyone else? Does it need more time to work?

    Does this mean it is not inflammatory arthritis?

    Hope to hear from you soon
    xx


    Hi Sugar,

    I've had numerous steroid injections, both in my joints and in my bum, the last one was in my shoulder joint - it was a total waste of time.
    I think that because I've had so many over the years, my body has become used to them and they just don't work. My rhummy doesn't bother giving them to me anymore.
    I wish you lots of luck with yours and I hope it starts to help you soon.

    Take care,
    Sandra xx
  • airwave
    airwave Member Posts: 579
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    No, they didn't work for me, toe joints, shoulders, elbows, Just made the joint sore for a few days until they wore off. The Doc just likes to go through a certain course of treatment even if you say it hasn't worked before.

    In the bum would be a final insult!

    8) Its a grin, honest!
  • sugarbuttie
    sugarbuttie Member Posts: 225
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi there

    Thank you all for your replies & encouraging comments - for these I am truly thankful - you are a very kind & thoughtful bunch!

    I don't know what to think of this jab......no 'instant hit', which is what I (wrongly) expected. I suppose I am less stiff & haven't taken as many painkillers these last 3 days....does this mean it has worked?

    I think I expected a lot more from a first jab, that's all. I am ceratinly no worse but I am better than I was a week ago.

    Confused.com!
  • dorcas
    dorcas Member Posts: 3,516
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    sugarbuttie wrote:

    I don't know what to think of this jab......no 'instant hit', which is what I (wrongly) expected. I suppose I am less stiff & haven't taken as many painkillers these last 3 days....does this mean it has worked?
    I am better than I was a week ago.

    Confused.com!

    Hi sugarbuttie......sounds as though you've had some benefit..and if you've been able to reduce the meds that has to be good eh?

    Iris x
  • skezier
    skezier Member Posts: 11,333
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    dorcas wrote:
    sugarbuttie wrote:

    I don't know what to think of this jab......no 'instant hit', which is what I (wrongly) expected. I suppose I am less stiff & haven't taken as many painkillers these last 3 days....does this mean it has worked?
    I am better than I was a week ago.

    Confused.com!


    I hope it does mean its worked a bit for you Sugarbuttie, sometimes they do and sadly sometimes they don't but I know I had one in the joint in my worst lumber and thought it had done no good but slowly (when I actually thought about it) it did a bit of good. medrone is so much more effective than cortisone which is why my trigger points are now that instead. Fingers crossed for you and hopefully there will be a bit more improvement. Cris x

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