To want a "I was brave" sticker for myself after having a steroid injection on my foot joint?

[ishallconquerthat]

Today I've had a injection of steroids in the joint! It hurt, and it was very, very uncomfortable. I was terrified of the thing beforehand and spent the whole procedure breathing as if I was in labour, trying to keep calm...

After it ended my blood pressure fell and I felt weak, they offered me some water and after a few minutes I left, went to the toilet, put my head down so I wouldn't faint (I frequently have low blood pressure and do faint if I'm not careful).

I can't quite decide if I was a drama queen or if I was ok.

There was a nurse by my side all the time (she offered to hold my hand) so I suppose some people DO freak out and need to be restrained by the nurse?

Please, tell me an ultra sound guided injection in the foot is a bloody unpleasant thing and I was not being precious!

I've given birth twice with no epidural, and I still found the whole thing this morning, where the doctor moves the needle around to get in the right bit incredibly uncomfortable!

Maybe I should get both stickers: "I was brave" AND "Drama Queen". I can be both, right?

[CharleyDavidson]

Oh, I don't know Ishall.... what was your steroid injection for? Mine was to see if it gave a relief from pain. If it did then the problem wasn't structural (bone) but something else. The fact that I had about a week of no pain then it came back told them it was the bone causing the trouble (so in they went and shaved away the bumpy bits to make things move properly again).

I'm not a fan of heels as they do make my hip hurt, but that's because I've hardly ever worn them due to the original problem in my hip.

[ishallconquerthat]

Charley but can I wear heels? This is something I haven't dare wearing for all this time. Do I need to keep wearing ugly expensive trainers? (probably yes, as my hip hurts too). It's all so new... :)

ohforgoodnessake don't decline your injection because of me! I'd think an injection for plantar fascitis may be less painful. I don't know much about your problem, but it may HEAL your foot, forever (In my case it won't heal it, just make it better for a while). I expected it to be bad, it was bad, but I'm happy I had the injection. We'll have load and loads of stickers for you afterwards!

[TheFairyCaravan]

I phoned my consultant's secretary this morning to ask for a steroid injection. I'm having it done it to my hip, with no local anaesthetic. It doesn't hurt a bit.

I've had dozens, literally. In my pelvis, hips, elbows, SI joints and all up my back. Next week I'm having some done in my TM joint and my back.

[ohforgoodnessake]

Thanks for this post OP, you have helped me decide whether or not to ask for a steroid injection for my plantar fasciitis - that will be a NO ! I'm needle phobic as it is, and a wuss, so will continue to hobble about.
I think you were very brave BTW and deserve medals, stickers, wine, chocolate, biscuits, whatever you want.
Hope it's all good news for you going forward.

[CharleyDavidson]

No pain is good, op. Just go about as normal but don't overdo things.

I knew when my jab didn't work that I'd be having surgery. At that point I'd had pain (in my hip) for so long that I was glad to have it done. I'm still
glad as I'm 90% better and able to do things normally that I couldn't before.

For 3 years no one knew what it was, then I had my op. When I discuss it with my physio she checks my notes and always says "oh yes, you had a considerable amount of work done."

[CMOTDibbler]

I think there should be stickers for grown ups. Having a 20cm wire pulled out of my bone without so much as a paracetamol with pliers was terrifying, and not so much as a sticker for that.

[GamingGirl]

Hasn't worked though so I'll need an operation now.

[GamingGirl]

I had a steroid injection in my shoulder just before Christmas. Huge long needle which my dh said looked like it was going to come out the other side. It also spurted blood when the GP pulled it back out which went over us both. I laughed, GP not so much it didn't hurt half as much as I thought it was going too which was good.

[ishallconquerthat]

I have no pain in my joint now. It feels WEIRD.

It's the first time in over 2 years there is no pain, and I keep feeling that if I use the joint too much (I mean, move a lot and put pressure on the joint) it will be even worse once the steroids wear off...! What am I supposed to do?

[shadowfax07]

I've had two, one into a toe joint, and one into my hip. I was swearing my head off at the pain with the one into the toe joint (the doctor had to gave me permission, I don't normally like to swear in front of medics) but the one into the hip joint was a walk in the park in comparison.

I did get a sticker for completing chemotherapy though .

[KittenOfWoe]

Oh god, stickers for everyone! Endless stickers!!
I had a steroid injection in both wrists on the same day in January. It was deeply unpleasant. Apparently there was a little of adhesion (De Quervain's - thanks son) so it took ages for the actual pushing in of fluid, urgh. Went a bit ashen, nauseous and faint and was made to lie down, then eat a biscuit before the physio let me leave. But hey. Free biscuit!!
Then, when the anaesthetic wore off? It felt like my wrists had been broken up with hammer blows. Truly. I completely regretted it. Til just over a week later when I suddenly realised that I could actually do things again like dress myself or pick DS up without any pain at all. I'd have them again if needed, in a heartbeat.

Oh and I was a blood donor, am tattooed and pierced. So not THAT much of a wuss?! Serious kudos to all who have to/have had it.

[ishallconquerthat]

Hi frankie, thanks for asking, I think it's better. I'm trying to rest the joint, but even then it feels much less painful. But I don't want to get too excited. It will be fantastic to be pain free for a while, but it's likely to be a temporary fix.

The injection site is a little bruised, but just a little. It's scary to see how far the needle travelled from the injection site (on the toe) all the way to the joint!

hula I was going to suggest you to listen to audiobooks or podcasts, so you give your eyes a rest, but seems that you're to excited about your new eyesight to try that. .. :)

To the pp whose nurse stroked their hand. That's lovely and funny too!

[somewheresomehow]

Ive had two as well, in my knee. First one hurt a fair bit and felt weird. Second one she put a local anesthetic in with it, shoved it in found a vein so had to pull it out change needle and start again and it didn't work as well as the first one
may be because I walked on it after

[Hulababy]

BeAlert / it's amazing! Feels really strange and I got very excited being able to read the sky info on the tv!

[frankie001]

Ishall how is yours feeling today?

[BeALert]

My eyes watered like crazy afterwards too, and I was sitting in pitch darkness! But the next day was just amazing, seeing the trees on the horizon.

[Hulababy]

Trying to be good. Can already see better than I could, all very exciting !

Have rested all day and tried to avoid too much screen time in terms of tv, kindle laptop and phone. When have used any it's been zoomed in lots sobbitnstrainibg then.

Will be same tomorrow

[BeALert]

hulababy make sure you rest your eyes. Don't spend much time reading for the first few days.

It'll be worth it. I've had 20/20 vision for 10 years now and love it.

[BeALert]

I've also had two steroid injections.

The first one they gave me no local first and it hurt like a bastard.

The second they did local first and made sure I couldn't feel anything, then spent about 5 minutes prodding the various bits of my elbow with the steroid needle, and I didn't feel a thing.

[CharleyDavidson]

I've had an xray guided steroid injection into my hip joint, pre surgery to rule things out. It wasn't as painful as the lumbar puncture I had for an unrelated issue (double bloody ouch that one, I squirm just thinking about it), but it was damned uncomfortable.
The nurse I had didn't offer to hold my hand, she gave me no choice about it and just picked it up and stroked it. Bless her.

[grapejuicerocks]

I've had two. The first hurt like buggery; i don't think they waited long enough for the anaesthetic to work. The second was private. They spent ages massaging the anaesthetic in, and I didn't feel a thing.

Looking at the needle beforehand is enough to scare the bravest of people.

Well done for being a brave little soldier. Here is your sticker -

[enterthedragon]

I have had 2, first one under GA in the 2nd TMT joint, it didn't work though and I ended up having surgery (bone grafts and metalwork inserted) to fuse the joint. 2nd time in the 1st TMT joint under local anaesthetic which didn't work either so that required joint fusion surgery as well, so I now have 2 lots of metalwork in there.

You definitely deserve a sticker or 3.

[Hulababy]

See how it is tomorrow. Normally takes a day or two to kick in

[frankie001]

Seems swollen, its the left foot. Ignore my hairy legs, its my hobbit impression.

[frankie001]

My foot feels 'big' today. Still feels like there is lots of pressure in it. Heel is hurting after walking on it, and I have a triangle of numbness by my toes. Drinking coffee in bed, watching Fear the Walking Dead and wondering if my foot will ever stop feeling like a zombie. Its sore, but a new type of pain, so you know, that's nice.