Steriods Injection for Systemic Onset JRA..........

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Is any one has taken shots for joint pain.......how does it

works ........and how does it lasts.

My daughter is tapering the pred and cyclosprine. Also doc is

increasing mtx.

I have posted before under my daughter. she diagnoised in sept 2003

only pain and swallon is in knee.

Thank you,

Mom (Kruti - systemic jra 15)

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My daughter hasn't had any joint injections , but there are people here who will chime in. We had considered it for n, but then the pain left in that particular joint. How is your daughter handling the diagnosis of systemic? My daughter will be 15 next month. She has had systemic for four years. Good luck. (n, almost 15, systemic)

Steriods Injection for Systemic Onset JRA..........

Is any one has taken shots for joint pain.......how does it works ........and how does it lasts.My daughter is tapering the pred and cyclosprine. Also doc is increasing mtx.I have posted before under my daughter. she diagnoised in sept 2003 only pain and swallon is in knee.Thank you,Mom (Kruti - systemic jra 15) To leave this mailing list, send request to: -unsubscribe

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--I dont have RA, but I have had steriod shots in my wrists. ive had

6 shots, 3 in each wrist ( following a work injury to both wrists) I

was very nervous, but I didnt feel the shot at all, ive had worse

vacinations. But they did hurt like H%^ & for 48 hours following the

injections. They did bring me total relief for about 3-4 weeks at a

time, But you cant have too many shots and they are not a cure, just

a temp help.

Not much help huh!!!, but i wanted to let you know that they really

dont hurt having them. Well mine didnt.

Hugs Helen and (6, systemic)

- In , Arthurnator@w... wrote:

> Hi,

> My son is systemic and at one point was just left with a

refractory lft

> ankle.We were also trying to taper the steroids and thought we

would have a better

> chance if we could get rid of the pain and inflimation in that one

joint.The

> first time he had it done he was supposed to wear a boot for 3-4

days.The ortho

> said weight wouldn't keep the steroid from working but moving his

ankle

> would.He didn't follow orders and it only lasted 1 month and a 6mg

steroid taper.We

> had it repeated,this time they put him in a hard cast for 2 weeks

and the

> boot for another 4 weeks tapering the amount of time he had to

wear it.I have no

> idea how long that one would have lasted because he started Enbrel

shortly

> after the injection and Arthur has been gone ever since.The best

advice I can

> give is to stay off the knee and possibly ask if it can be

braced.My son was

> allowed to do anything he wanted including PE as long as he wore

his boot.

> Good luck

> Becki and 5 systemic