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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Arthritis / April 2005hip osteo and bursitis
I have advanced osteo of both hips. several drs have said they need to be replaced. I am 63. Also, I have had trochanteric bursitis of both hips for 15 yrs or so. the other day I went to my ortho dr. He thinks it's time for the hip replacement and, while I was ther, he gave me 4 cortisone shots for the bursitis. I feel like a new person. the terrible pain is gone. Yesterday, I was on my feet all day with no problems. How long do these shots last? How many could I get a year? If I feel this well, do I need the replacement surgery? Obviously, I am very confused. any info would be much appreciated. Thank you. >I have advanced osteo of both hips. several drs have said they need to > be replaced. I am 63. Also, I have had trochanteric bursitis of both [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > this well, do I need the replacement surgery? Obviously, I am very > confused. any info would be much appreciated. Thank you. Hi,,, No one can actually tell you how long your shot will last. Sometimes its 3 weeks and sometimes its 3 months. This type of shot can relieve you for awhile but they correct nothing. You will still need the operation. harv Bummer! I was hoping to hear that the shots would last for 3 months--I could get them indefinitely, and postpone the surgery for ages. Guess it was too good to be true. However, is there a limit to how many cortisone shots one can get? Thanks. Drs . say only 3 shots per year, might fudge with one more. First couple worked for me, then they did not work at all. Might as well bite the bullet, have the operation and get it over with. > Bummer! I was hoping to hear that the shots would last for 3 months--I > could get them indefinitely, and postpone the surgery for ages. Guess > it was too good to be true. > However, is there a limit to how many cortisone shots one can get? > Thanks. i understand the impulse, but understand - the longer you wait, the greater the damage and the more work to implant a prothesis - with a possibility that you could do 'too' much damage... be well paul > Bummer! I was hoping to hear that the shots would last for 3 months--I > could get them indefinitely, and postpone the surgery for ages. Guess > it was too good to be true. > However, is there a limit to how many cortisone shots one can get? > Thanks. > Bummer! I was hoping to hear that the shots would last for 3 months--I > could get them indefinitely, and postpone the surgery for ages. Guess > it was too good to be true. > However, is there a limit to how many cortisone shots one can get? > Thanks. Yes,,,,,, it does its own kind of damage with every shot. I have had two Rheumatologists that both said that a person could not have more than three shots a year in any one joint. This could change with different doctors and it does matter the size of the shot. Harv OK, thanks all. You're right of course. In my initial pain free euphoria I thought I might not to have to bite the bullet and could get by surgery free. And, I must admit that I never considered that I would do further damage. Sooo, tomorrow I will start the process (preliminary x rays). It should go better when I'm relatively young and healthy. Thanks again. I needed a dose of reality. |
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