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Anyone ever gotten pain injections?

Did they help?
How long did it last?

***I am not asking anyone for a diagnosis, I have already learned the cause of this particular problem. It is not a quick fix, meanwhile I need pain relief***

I am being charged nearly 5k for injects that may not even work.
Just want to hear what others have to say about it.
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4meAndyou · F
I have a good friend who is quite large. She has a genetic disease, has to wear leg braces, use crutches, and even a wheelchair at times. Her daughter has the same disease, and they are both struggling with knee problems.

My friend gets steroid injections into her knee. She says she hates getting them, because they hurt...but she absolutely needs them. She says the injection seems not to be working for the first three weeks...and then all of a sudden it kicks in, and she can go for 5 months or more without pain.
iamnikki · 31-35, F
@4meAndyou my mom had knee injections and they did not work for her. She's always rubbing her knees and can barely take the stairs. and they were 1k per knee
4meAndyou · F
@iamnikki Stairs are not something you can do without injuring yourself. I have heard people say they help, and people say they don't help. The ex had arthritis in his knee...a different thing than you are dealing with, and he used to get a lubricant injected directly into the joint. They called it STP for the knee. It helped a lot...but all of these will just be temporary fixes.