Knee injection

[Summersoul]

Hey everyone
After a nasty twist my knee gave out and has been locked for about 15 weeks. I bit the bullet and have now gone private due to nhs wait times and my MRI shows significantly progressive osteoarthritis. I have an apt with a private consultant coming up and my physio thinks he will inje t the joint. My questions are is he likely to inject steroid or hyaluronic acid? And also how much pain will these injections cause? I've also read you should rest for 48 hrs after however we are due to take our DCs to a concert the day after.... how problematic will this be? Thanks in advance

I've had those injections, the needle is terrifyingly long and very uncomfortable being done, in my case the doctor couldn't find the right area and had to reinsert the needle a few times, each time extremely painful but ultimately well worth it and I'd have it again if I could (unfortunately you're only allowed 3/4 treatments as it can cause damage to the cartilage, ironically I don't have any to damage which is why I needed the injections but that's another issue), gave me a good 4/5 months of pain free knees. I have two young children so resting for 48 hours was never an option, it didn't cause any problems thankfully although walking around for the first day or two after is a bit uncomfortable.

I have had both types of injections. The steroid ones were amazing but short lived ( pain free for only 2 weeks) and you can only have them three times in one area.

I had hyaluronic acid injections last week and am waiting to see the results (can wait 2-4 weeks to start feeling the benefit) I can't say they were particularly painful- bit of a scratch then a dull ache for a few seconds but if they work then should be worth it. There are no restrictions on how many hyaluronic injections you can have so am hoping they will work!

You do have to rest after a steroid jab.

Does it hurt? Yes, but not as much as arthritis.

I asked if I needed to rest when I had my last steroid injection in my knee and was told no.

I had one before that wasn't under guided ultrasound and it didn't help much.

This latest one is still effective 2 months later.

It was all very quick and I don't recall any scarily large needles.