Mon. Sept. 4
Hi Everyone,
I am new herel. Have been recently diagnosed with Mild/Moderate Osteo-Arthritis of the right knee. No pain killers helped, so I decided to try the Hyaluronic Acid Therapy injections. There are five shots in the series and I will be having my fourth one in two days. I have not seen any improvement yet. If I don't see any improvement after my fifth one, I will go ahead and have knee replacement. I would love to hear from anyone who has been through my experience. I rarely leave my house anymore due to the pain. Also, my doctor recently prescribed Lidoderm Pain Patches, which I have been using for a few days. I take Excedrin Extra Strength every few hours and it helps some with the pain, but not totally. I can't really say that the pain patches help yet, but the instructions say that sometimes it takes 7-l4 days before they help. Please write if you have been through any of my experiences. Thank you.
Hi Donna,
I am 41 years old and went through injections and tried every form of therapy on the face of the earth for a year.I have an old motorcycle injury and after years of wear and tear my cartliage finally gave way,I finally had to have a total knee replacement . It's been 16 weeks since the surgery and let me tell you, if you find a good surgeon,you'll feel like a new person , it's the only way to relieve the pain.The procedure is now being done where they don't even have to make an incision in your quadriceps, they actually have a technique now where they move the quad muscle to the side and you're out in the same day with almost no pain.Get it done!!!The only people who complain about the post surgery are those who used poor surgeons or didn't follow the rehab program, good luck ! - Sal
Sept. 30, 2006
Hi,
This is Donna again. I finished the five weekly injections of hyaluronic acid shot therapy in my knee and it did no good at all.
Then I went and had a shot of cortisone in each knee and after one week, I feel much better. Dr. said I could have the shots every three months. I suffered in pain for a long time, but the cortisone shots in my knees has made a big difference.
Donna G
hello everyone; Ive had scoliosis for about 28 years now. Ive had to get 2 disks removed and bone plugs added in place of them, along with a "uniplate" which is a metal brace for support , up in my cervical. I still had arm pain even after the surgery, so I started getting injections, the first one helped alot, because they found a buldging disk below my surgery. I had burning in my arms which has gone away. Now at times when im waking up in morning, my knees are burning pretty bad, and feel a little weak. They do buckle often, and more so here lately, but they never burn unless im in bed, and later into the night , they often wake me up burning. Anyone have any ideas what may be causing this? I also have restless leg syndrome pretty bad. I just want to lay down and sleep all night without something hurting