Hello Mishy and Jill,
I am on a return visit 😁. Happy New Year to you both (and everyone else) How are you both doing? Have things progressed for the better for both of you? Hope you got a definitive diagnosis Jill.
I eventually got the injection. The doctor who did it said it can take up to 2 weeks to work, another doc said up to 6 weeks, blah blah - make your minds up and do you really know anyway?
So, initially it didn't seem to have any benefit (apart from a blissful evening hours after having it which could have been due to the local!). I also stopped physio sessions as did not see the point of appointments in dribs and drabs to use the specific equipment. Anyway just did my own thing with exercise and the pain killers.
At the moment not taking any regular pain relief and have not done for nearly a week. Still have pain but it is more manageable and variable. I think it has helped to be in a standing position a lot of the time!! Walking can still be a trial but is less painful. I have more pain now at night. Previously, I could sleep on my good side without pain. Now it is painful all night after I have been laying for 1 to 2 hours. It usually wakes me up and then I turn over to my bad side and so on. But at least I can now sleep on the bad side! Painkillers before bed don't help so I don't bother. It also does not help when I get some pains and cramps from the anastrazole as well. A night will be agony every now and again.
I have a review appointment end Jan, so will see if they may risk another injection on me. I was told by physio that they would not if first one did not work - not sure if that is quite right. I would not mind trying once more and I also could argue that things have changed for the better since the first injection. I am resolute that I do not want surgery even though I received another consultation appointment in Dec.
