Not so sure that there will be any linkage with MG as such, other than old age? Forgive me if that appears a little blunt at first. I'm now 76 and have had both knees replaced in the past five years. Prior to that, there was plenty of pain that needed management, which I gladly accepted - therein lies the dilemma. What did the Doctor offer you, by way of reassurance, for your concerns?

This link might be of interest

https://www.ehealthme.com/cs/myasthenia-gravis/hip-joint-replacement/

Sorry to hear you have hip problems. Cortisone shots are to try to reduce the inflammation and thus the pain of the joint. Sometimes it works good and sometimes not, but it is the usual first treatment for painful joints. Prednisone does some of that too, although maybe at 5 mg per day the effect would be small.

I generally assume my doctors know what they are doing, and although I usually do some internet searching too, I follow their advice. I do ask them what they expect the treatment will do, what is the likelihood of it helping and the problems that may arise and if there are alternatives. Cortisone shots do help folks, as my father got one about every 6 months for a bad knee and it helped for many years before eventual knee replacement fixed it permanently.

My wife had severe back pains due to disk problems and other deterioration. The treatment was to first try cortisone shots with the hope that they would work. When they didn't help, she had surgery. Medicare protocols expect that one starts with cortisone shots and only move towards surgery if that doesn't work. Her surgery relieved the pain of pinched spinal cord but left her permanently weaker. So it would have been good if the shot would have worked.

I think I would take my doctor''s advice and give it a try. Life is too short to live with pain if there may be a simple solution to help.

Good Luck
Russ

Hi
sorry to hear your troubles with your hip,

i agree with russ, since predinisone is the drug of choice for infections snd inflamations. that your dose maybe to low.

generally speacking, doctors would start with 20 or 25 mgs, for a month then reduce to 5 and see how you are doing

it is better than the shoots has in my book for me they where not up to par, they have the tendency to last anywhere from 3 to 5 days, then the pain returns

talk to your doctor and decide then for yourself if you want to go that way.
it should help.

best of luck Andre

I had the pain,ortho dr said your hip is bone on bone. Had to reduce pred from 40 mg to 10 mg day.that took 6-7 months. Rituxan was on hold. Finally the stars aligned and had replcmnt in March. No more pain in hip or back!!!! Had other hip done 5 yrs ago. Only survived by icing hip alor and using biofreeze or icy hot gel. Cortisone in hip x 2. Have to waitso many months after before surgery. Shots didnt last long for me . Hope you find something to feel better