Cortisone shot in my hip

[Simkie]

@RMJacobs

I have at least an hour’s drive from the rheumatologist to home, and it can be much longer.

I know it’s tough to trust someone new, but any interventional radiologist can do joint injections (and they do them allllllll day long, so often just have more experience in them than other specialists.) You might be able to find someone closer just for your injections? Your rheumy should be able to send an order to your local IR group, so you don’t have to make such a long drive

Most of my doctors refer to them for injections. I have one orthobiologic guy who does his own (but can’t really refer out stuff like PRP or stem cell!)

[RMJacobs]

Thanks for the suggestion, but I hesitate to use it for a couple of reasons.

First, I’ve been with my rheumatologist for 25 years and really like him. When I am there for knee injections, it ends up being an interim general RA appointment, which I appreciate. My time with him probably is coming to an end soon; he’s two years younger than me (I’m 66) and he’s making retirement noises. If I were still local to that practice, I’d go with one of their other doctors as they are all very good. But there is a perfectly good rheumatologist local to me whom my daugher sees. Since I’ll have to switch no matter what when my guy retires, I might as well make my life easier and go with the local guy.

Second, I’m not so sure about the local interventional radiologists. There are two locally. One did my initial peritoneal catheter placement, and it only worked for a couple of months. His partner did the repositioning after it quit, and that only lasted a couple of months. These guys do catheter placement all the time. It wasn’t until a surgeon took out my original catheter and replaced it that I had a reliable installation.

So that’s my thinking on your perfectly good suggestion.

Rebecca

[TWH_Girl]

Bumping to see how you are feeling??

[HPFarmette]

Why thank you. Very happy to report that I am 90% better. It took a while to kick in. My barn is 150 feet from the house and when I was hurting I was DRIVING to it. Ridiculous right? Now I’m only getting the occasional twinge and no longer thinking of asking for a handicap permit. Hoping this lasts! Very kind of you to inquire.

[TWH_Girl]

So glad to hear!

[McGurk]

Wow, what a great update!

[Kyrabee]

Thanks for the update and glad you are feeling better. Onward… .

[Zu_Zu]

Late to this thread ~

Jingles and ((hugs)) laced with the comfort of many more wonderful days spent with four legged friends for @HPFarmette ~

The Zu Zu gang ~ AO

[Zu_Zu]

* soft hijack ~ checking on @JB ~ Jingles & AO for a smooth transition with your new THR ~

Not sure when her ‘event’ was scheduled but it’s Mid-March and she said in March ?

[JB]

Awww @Zu_Zu you are so sweet (as always!!) It’s Day 7, and it’s been…interesting, frustrating, good, bad. I’m still with a walker, everything takes SO FREAKING LONG to get done, sleep absolutely sucks, but every day is a little better in some way, sometimes a little worse in others, so while the improvements aren’t linear (because nothing’s ever that simple lol), the trend is still improvement.

[Zu_Zu]

@JB

Awww @Zu_Zu you are so sweet (as always!!) It’s Day 7, and it’s been…interesting, frustrating, good, bad. I’m still with a walker, everything takes SO FREAKING LONG to get done, sleep absolutely sucks, but every day is a little better in some way, sometimes a little worse in others, so while the improvements aren’t linear (because nothing’s ever that simple lol), the trend is still improvement.

@JB
Yes - slow chaos ~ glad to know you’re up and ? well sounds about normal with this “event” ~ sleep whenever you can / sometimes it helps to turn one’s day upside down with that sleep struggle. Jingles & AO you don’t go stark raving mad says a THR replacement survivor who almost did go completely .

No other choice but to ‘stay the course’ now. Just get this over ! And enjoy life without pain !

Never underestimate the benefit of ICING - even when one doesn’t think she needs it ~ sometimes just beneficial to go ahead and ICE ~

Canter On ~ well you know what I mean ~

[JB]

Days are spent on the recliner, with an ice pack (there are 3 in rotation lol) getting up every hour-ish to walk and do the PT (just standing hip abductors for now), put on rinse and repeat!

[red_mares]

Squishy ice packs are your friend. I’ve gotten cortisone shots in my ankles & neck. The ankles, especially are more than a hour from home. The ice packs would get me through the last 20 miles.

[RMJacobs]

How do you keep ice packs on your ankles while driving?

It’s funny, my rheumatologist in South Carolina wouldn’t let me drive the five minutes home without an ice pack on my shoulder after an injection. It was awkward because I had my stick shift car. Yet my Colorado rheumatologist, who I think is a far better doctor, never has me ice afterward.

I ice my knees regularly just to keep mobility between cortisone injections. I definitely feel due for them but can’t get injections for another two months. Ugh.

Rebecca

[red_mares]

ace bandage.

I’ve got aces and ice packs stashed all over the place - home, work, the barn. I used to keep a box of squeezie ice packs in my car when things were bad.

[RMJacobs]

Thanks!

Rebecca