osteoarthritis
"Be positive. If you're in your forties when your pain starts you are very very lucky, I'm 24.  So far I have had one shot in each knee.  They were both painful, but nothing I can't handle because let's face it, we're getting these painful shots because we have a yet more painful condition.  In the end, mine were fine, but my doctor DID use Lidocaine which he injected first.  I have already had the cortisone injections and trust me, these Orthovisc ones start working a lot faster (but you REALLY get out your cane the first two days after the shot I warn you). "