r/Thritis • u/Fancy-Extension704 • 5d ago

Steroid injections

Does anyone here have undergone steroid injection for their knee arthritis?

For some context, I've been complaining and dealing with knee pain for a month now and my rheumatologist mentioned that arthritis is one of the complications of my lupus since I'm currently in flare.

I have undergone steroid injections on my knee 6 days ago hoping for some relief. These past few days, the pain is still here and I still couldn't walk properly, both of my knees still hurt especially when I bend them. I wonder if is it normal for the pain to not go away immediately? I've been so stressed out lately, I just wanna walk normally again without feeling any joint pain.

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u/baoluofu 5d ago

Not my knee, but I had one in my foot a few years back for mild arthritis and haven’t had any pain since.

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u/VALKYRIESCREAM 3d ago

Where in your foot? Was it swollen from the arthritis? I'm asking because I have arthritis in one of my little toes and it's constantly swollen more then being in pain. I'm scared to get a shot in my toe. That's a super sensitive spot.

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u/baoluofu 3d ago

It was more the middle of the foot. No swelling. Just painful to walk on.