Yesterday I got a shot of novocain and steroids deep into my hip, in between the hip bone and socket, which are essentially bone on bone now. The shot won't help the bones, but it has virtually eliminated all the pain I was feeling. They say this could last anywhere from 6 days to 6 months. My doctor still wants me to think about replacement surgery in 6 months so, but for now, this is great.
Wishing you luck on that, but the longest period of relief I've ever gotten from a steroid shot was about one week.