Knee problems....Gel shots???

[mjym]

hi i have a bad knee and i have lots of osteoporose and the doctor cant change my knee because of that so i have injection every 6 months he inject me with durolane its expencive its around 3 hundred dollars canadian for one shot but it work good for me best of luck mario

 

[jix]

RSKY: Fortune favors the brave, sir The surgery is duck soup, the convalescence is a little tougher, but then, so are you HOORAH11

 

[HEC]

Do you know what exercisers she did ?

Thanks,

HC

 

[RSKY]

Don't know the exercises but she is going to get the papers to me. She went from barely making if from their bedroom to the kitchen table to walking four miles daily. All over a six month period!

I tilled the garden yesterday and had less pain than the day before when I did much of nothing. We are driving to various stores today looking at flooring and the knee is hurting badly.

Oh well, just take another Aleve.

 

[QRTRHRS]

Got an update for all of you following this thread on the stem cell. I don't totally understand it yet but my wife got her first shots today. She had a routine visit to UK in Lexington, KY today so she mentioned calling the clinic where the stem cell is done. Turned out we got in there first today then to her UK appointment then back to the clinic for her first shots (one in each knee).

This stuff is made from of all things rooster comb? They use radiography to get the injections in the correct spot. We go back once a week for the next four weeks for more shots. They claim a 98% success rate good from six months to two years.

Tell you what, the waiting room was full of people with joint issues, many who were coming back to finish the shots and were happy so far. My wife who hates needles said that the doctor gave her the shots and she did not even know it (froze the area first). No pain at all compared to the cortezone shots.

She is on medicare with the "F" plan supplement which paid 100%. This clinic actually charges no upfront evaluation fees so if it turns out that money is an issue, the patient can walk out scott free.

So, we shall see where this all leads to before she goes under the knife.

 

[RSKY]

My knee still hurts. I pulled a muscle in my back. My wife is wearing a boot due to a fractured heel.

Been hurt more since we retired than before.

Gotta be more careful.

RSKY

 

[Bird]

Got an update for all of you following this thread on the stem cell. I don't totally understand it yet but my wife got her first shots today. She had a routine visit to UK in Lexington, KY today so she mentioned calling the clinic where the stem cell is done. Turned out we got in there first today then to her UK appointment then back to the clinic for her first shots (one in each knee).

This stuff is made from of all things rooster comb? They use radiography to get the injections in the correct spot. We go back once a week for the next four weeks for more shots. They claim a 98% success rate good from six months to two years.

Tell you what, the waiting room was full of people with joint issues, many who were coming back to finish the shots and were happy so far. My wife who hates needles said that the doctor gave her the shots and she did not even know it (froze the area first). No pain at all compared to the cortezone shots.

She is on medicare with the "F" plan supplement which paid 100%. This clinic actually charges no upfront evaluation fees so if it turns out that money is an issue, the patient can walk out scott free.

So, we shall see where this all leads to before she goes under the knife.

Sounds exactly like I did for awhile before finally having the right knee replaced; i.e., pain free injections of something made from rooster comb and the same medicare, supplement and all.

 

[k0ua]

Over 5 years ago, I started having a lot of knee problems. I was having a lot of pain just climbing stairs. I took a lot of Aleve. The doctor said we could try the rooster comb injections. I declined and started taking Schiff glucosamine with MSM. I am getting along fine now, much better mobility, and almost completely pain free. Only occasional twinges when I put a lot of stress on them.

The doctor said it only works for a small percentage of the population, but it seems to work for me. I have stopped taking it twice, to see if this is a psychosomatic reaction (to see if the improvement is all in my head) but each time the pain and stiffness returns, within a month, and takes about a month of taking the supplement for the pain to go away. I no longer ever take Aleve, I can walk and climb stairs rapidly, and if it continues to stay this good, I am not going to do anything else.

I know it sounds like "snake oil" but the stuff is working for me. At the last Dr. visit, he said that there is now clinical proof that it works for a subset of the population, but not everyone.

 

[QRTRHRS]

Sounds exactly like I did for awhile before finally having the right knee replaced; i.e., pain free injections of something made from rooster comb and the same medicare, supplement and all.

I hear what you are saying. She wanted to try it so I agreed. We are closing in on getting our current property listed so now is not a good time for her to be going through surgury and rehab or should I say for me since I have been the one detailing the house while taking care of everything else.

 

[Bird]

I hear what you are saying. She wanted to try it so I agreed. We are closing in on getting our current property listed so now is not a good time for her to be going through surgury and rehab or should I say for me since I have been the one detailing the house while taking care of everything else.

I did not intend to imply that the injections wouldn't work. They helped me SOME, but not nearly enough or for long enough. But they certainly might work better or longer for your wife. And I do agree with trying the least invasive procedures first.