nuke'em ttg Posted November 19, 2008 Share Posted November 19, 2008 Been gettin Cortizone shots in both knees Got knee scoped on the 7th Today Dr says when did ya tear your PCL....I don't know Arthritis right behind the Knee cap is the worst Start Synvisc injections in a month...T_bone was nice enough to inform me that it's a Horse needle but I like needles if that doesn't work then I go Bionic knee next spring Anybody out there with a new knee.....hows that workin for ya Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyBalata Posted November 19, 2008 Share Posted November 19, 2008 Meeting with a surgeon this friday to discuss maybe getting a partial knee replacement done this winter. Did the synvisc twice the last 12 months. It helped, but wore off after 4-5 months each time. I've had enough of this chit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
millerx Posted November 19, 2008 Share Posted November 19, 2008 Do you guys play professional sports or are you just really old and think you are young! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evil_gop_liars Posted November 19, 2008 Share Posted November 19, 2008 Do you guys play professional sports or are you just really old and think you are young! Because actually doing physical work would be a dumb reason to have your knee fixed... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T_bone65 Posted November 19, 2008 Share Posted November 19, 2008 Been gettin Cortizone shots in both knees Got knee scoped on the 7th Today Dr says when did ya tear your PCL....I don't know Arthritis right behind the Knee cap is the worst Start Synvisc injections in a month...T_bone was nice enough to inform me that it's a Horse needle but I like needles if that doesn't work then I go Bionic knee next spring Anybody out there with a new knee.....hows that workin for ya As you know I had mine replaced in Jan of 07 and I would never ever regret it. I had so much Arthritis it looked like a snow covered mountain all around. I would do it again in a heartbeat for my other knee when the time comes. Meeting with a surgeon this friday to discuss maybe getting a partial knee replacement done this winter. Did the synvisc twice the last 12 months. It helped, but wore off after 4-5 months each time. I've had enough of this chit. Synvisc did absolutely nothing for me after 3 injections but it was "part of the process" along with wearing a Don Joy leg brace for about 2 months. I had to do all of this becuase I was only 42 when I had my knee replaced. Do you guys play professional sports or are you just really old and think you are young! Very far from professional sports, but I did play some very serious travel softball for about 6 years and played competitive for about 12 years on 2 knees with no meniscus. I also played travel soccer as a kid for about 8 years and that is were the damage was done initally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyBalata Posted November 19, 2008 Share Posted November 19, 2008 Synvisc did absolutely nothing for me after 3 injections but it was "part of the process" along with wearing a Don Joy leg brace for about 2 months. I had to do all of this becuase I was only 42 when I had my knee replaced. I know two people that said they thought the Synvisc was a miracle drug as it totally took away all their knee pain. Didn't work that way for me though. Most of my pain is on the inside of my knee. But I also get these really sharp pains right below the knee cap. The Synvisc would pretty much eliminate that pain below the knee cap for about 4 months. It would somewhat alleviate the pain on the side but not a lot. The other thing it did help with, they had exercises/rehab they wanted me to do to try and strengthen things. I could not do most of them as they hurt way too much. But once I had the injections I found it didn't hurt nearly as much to do the exercises and was now able to do them. So while I still feel like a gimp most days, I can tell the muscles in my leg around my knee are much stronger now compared to a year ago. I would assume this will be helpful when recovering from any surgery they might do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T_bone65 Posted November 19, 2008 Share Posted November 19, 2008 I know two people that said they thought the Synvisc was a miracle drug as it totally took away all their knee pain. Didn't work that way for me though. Most of my pain is on the inside of my knee. But I also get these really sharp pains right below the knee cap. The Synvisc would pretty much eliminate that pain below the knee cap for about 4 months. It would somewhat alleviate the pain on the side but not a lot. The other thing it did help with, they had exercises/rehab they wanted me to do to try and strengthen things. I could not do most of them as they hurt way too much. But once I had the injections I found it didn't hurt nearly as much to do the exercises and was now able to do them. So while I still feel like a gimp most days, I can tell the muscles in my leg around my knee are much stronger now compared to a year ago. I would assume this will be helpful when recovering from any surgery they might do. Without question it will. I have never had as much pain as when I was in re-hab. My doc told me to take 2 percs before and after I did my re-hab. Did I mention I LOVED my doc, and she was a younger 40's hottie too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuke'em ttg Posted November 19, 2008 Author Share Posted November 19, 2008 Without question it will. I have never had as much pain as when I was in re-hab. My doc told me to take 2 percs before and after I did my re-hab. Did I mention I LOVED my doc, and she was a younger 40's hottie too percs.....is that DR talk for nipples Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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