So tired with all the pain of this OA. I have at last had appointment for 7th Feb for the Ultrasound Guided steroid injection in my right hip and am now a bit anxious. As I also suffer with prolapsed discs, this will hopefully establish where my main pain is coming from. Some of the side effects that can occur are a bit alarming so wonder about other sufferers here on the forum feel about the benefits of this procedure. This cold weather is making this even more unbearable and guess we are all in the same boat :? .
Oh well, whinge over

. Thanks for listening xx
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Mods - could this thread be moved to Living With Arthritis, please, where it should get more replies?
I don't know what I was thinking posting this where I did. Was it in Benefits Section? I think as I haven't been on the forum lately I had got a bit mixed up as to what I was doing, also it was very bad day pain-wise.
Thank you also Sticky for asking to move it to Living with Arthritis
I thought the quote Arthritis Care put on Facebook the other day just about summed it up , it was words to the effect of " Our good day is a normal persons bad day". How true!
Thanks again for your help xx
I thought I'd let you know that Mr SW has just returned from taking a friend to hospital for exactly the same procedure. He was a tad nervous (the friend, not Mr SW
Please remember, after yours, to stay off your feet as much as possible for 48 hours to give the injection chance to work. Getting some meals sorted out beforehand might help. Goos luck.
Hope Mr SW's friend will get great benefit, and also hope you have a wonderful pain free day. Will now paste and copy my message to Living With arthritis , and thanks for the good luck wishes xx
My OA in hips was sorted 4yrs ago when I had both hips replaced - marvellous, wonderful Ortho Surgeon & follow up checks.
Good luck!
Anyway, MRI showed only one joint was causing all the pain & he let me choose between a fusion or an injection. No brainer really as the fusion would be a recovery period of 3months in a cast + several weeks in an airboot afterwards.
Had check up last week & everything fine - has booked another appt in 6 months time & can have another inj if this one has started to wear off by that time.
I have wonderful service from the NHS - can't complain about anything!
Hope yours goes just as well.