@helennicola. @bustrbrwn22. I had hip bursitis last November and was given a cortisone shot. i have another flare up now, have to get referral to my ortho doctor. How often do you have the shot? The shot i had last year didn't really do much for me. I only have one shot then.

Bustrbrwn, there may be a few types of steroids but cortisone is one. I have had some injections that worked and some that didn’t. I think it is important that the dr. gets the exact site correctly. I had one done for chronic neck pain which did nothing, one for hip pain which lasted 2 yrs. then another which did nothing, it was injected in a different location, I then had a hip replacement. I had 2 shots for plantar fasciitis which did nothing, switched drs. and got another which was a life saver. I had one for lower back pain which is still working after 2 yrs; I will be getting one for a stubborn case of hip bursitis and am confident that one will do the trick. Hope that helps. Helen

@bustrbrwn22 Hi, yes, cortisone is a steroid. I had a steroid injection Wednesday into my L-Spine. The effects could last weeks or months, no one knows. It's different for everyone. Years ago I had a series of 3 of these and none of them worked so that's when they did my 1st of 3 surgeries I've had.
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