Steriod Injections

Bee123

Hello, I've recently been diagnosed with osteoarthritis in my right hip and am 40 yrs old. 80% of the time I'm able to move around very well with a mild/moderate groin/hip and knee pain. I've had my first hip consult last week and they've immediately offered me a steriod injection. I wouldn't mind if anyone could kindly share their pros/cons on the injection - whether I should hold out until it becomes more painful or just go for it. I'm afraid I don't have much knowledge at all. Many thanks for reading.

Anna

Hi @Bee123 and welcome to the online community,

There have been a few discussions on the forum about steroid injections for hip osteoarthritis - here's a recent one that you might like to read:

https://community.versusarthritis.org/discussion/62356/steriod-injection-hips

There's also some useful information on the Versus Arthritis website about steroid injections. Ive posted the link below link below:

https://www.versusarthritis.org/about-arthritis/treatments/drugs/steroid-injections/

Best wishes,

Anna