I have had these injections in knees and shoulder, also lumbar spine.  They
worked for awhile but eventually did not and I had to have surgery.  I could
tell difference right away when they worked but they always tell you to wait
a couple of days for the effect.  Hope it kicks in for you.
PD

Hi, ive had lots of steroidal injections in my lumbar, they take about
10 days to work on me, the lst couple i had lasted around 3 months, but
i cant have them anymore as the last couple of times they never worked
at all? Good Luck!

Hi Teresa,    I have had them in my wrists, shoulders, and knees.   I have
RA and I have also had a series of shots in my ribcage below my shoulder
blade.   This type of steroid shot works very well for me to put out the
fire you might say when a place is highly inflamed and/or swollen.   The
knees would have the fluid drawn off and the steroid put in.  My doctors
would not let me have more than 3 shots in any one place in a year because
the steroid itself does cause its own kind of damage to the joint if over
used.   Good luck with it.

Harv