I had one cortizone/steriod shot in my knee when I was 21. I had a tumor in my knee and the shot made it dissolve. I continued to have problems with that knee all my life. I would limp for a few months, then walk ok, then limp, then not. I took every supplement known to mankind, most did nothing. When I finally got knee replacement surgery, it was a blessing.
I am so sorry that you live with such pain. When pain never goes away, it is awful. no relief. Big hugs.
I remember way back when I was training/showing horses there were some folks who injected I ~think cortisone into the knees or hocks of the horses. That stuff totally destroyed the joints eating away at the bone/joint tissue. Not good stuff. This is back in the day of the Jaynes etc. Don't know if they did it or who did - just the rumor mill around the show barns.
Yeah. I’m gonna need the secon hip replaced. I just don’t want to go through yet another surgery. I just want relief from the agony it’s causing. Right now I’m getting by ok, until I’m not
Personally, I would go through another hip surgery if I was in pain. Problem is it would be my redo, as my THR is 16 years old and will need replacement at some point.