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Ya mean with your knees? 😁

Cortizone about three years ago in the left knee and made it until hunting season this year. Too sore to ignore so I got another shot. Have now packed three animals out of the rocks slides I hunt, up to 90 pound packs. Drug a deer a half a mile. When it works it is awesome.

Yes.

I have not been able to do a deep knee bend for twenty years.

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Fact

I got a Synvisk two weeks ago in my right knee.It makes quite a difference.I had those shots for 3 years before I had my left knee replaced.Wish I would not have done that.

I had surgery ten years ago to repair three meniscus tears.Knee has been bothering me much of the year.Had an MRI and they found these issues

Problems: M25.562 Pain in left knee, M94.262 Chondromalacia, left knee, S83.422A Sprain of lateral collateral ligament of left knee, initial encounter, S83.232A Complex tear of medial meniscus, current injury, left knee, initial encounter
MRI LOWER EXTREMITY WO/DYE MRI Lt knee performed on 8/10/21 Radiology Imaging Impression: 1. Complex tear of the medial meniscus posterior horn/root junction with inferior flap tearing of the medially extruded body. 2.Tricompartmental chondromalacia as above. 3. small joint effusion.

The Doctor gave me an injection two months ago with this medication
Kenalog Marcaine

My knee hasn't felt this good in years

I had an appointment this week and asked the Doctor how long the shots last.He said it varies.Some only get relief a month or so,some up to a year.I was afraid I was going to have surgery again,but I'll keep taking the shots as long as they help me.

Genicular nerve Radio frequency ablation

6-8 month pain relief

but you have me on ignore so GFY

Adults are having a serious conversation. Can't you just STFU? I believe in respecting my elders, but most elders are also wiser. You went a different direction. If anyone needs ignored its you

Yes, it works quite well for me.

I had them and didn't do a thing for me. But everybody is different.

What is Eufexxa intended/expected to do for you?

I can bend my left knee, the original one, so that my heel hits my ass.

I can bend my right knee, the aftermarket one, so that it comes about 4" away from my ass.

Other than some minor aches and the fact, as gkt5450 pointed out, that you WON'T want to kneel on a hard surface I'd rate my replacement as higher than "normal-ish".

Before replacement, even with shots on occasion, it was not always fun hunting. After surgery, as in within a few month, I was climbing hills in AZ with a rifle and 20lb day pack looking for elk.

Most days now I don't even notice it's different from the other....................................until I go to kneel on a hard surface.

Eflexxa is not cortisone. It is a lubricant

Fouck off little Mickie

I never got the impression that he associated cortisone with the Dr Mercola crap you received.

It replaces the natural joint fluid that is produced by the cartilage - primarily hyaluronic acid.

It offers shock absorption and lubrication in osteoarthritic knees that have little to no cartilage.

There are other synthetic joint fluids available. Ortho docs seem to only use one and not have the other brands.

The injections may relieve the pain caused by deterioration of cartilage secondary to age/injury but the damage caused by weight bearing continues. TKR and aggressive PT provide a more long term solution for many. My wife had a good surgeon and attacked her PT like a spartan and now is pretty active and can hike all day. She is 74 y/o. She does strength, mobility and cardio training 6 days a week and is determined to stay active. She uses trekking poles when hiking and is slow downhill but has done 8 mile days in the mountains this year.


mike r

Good on her Mike.

wish I had her resolve on the strength and cardio training. I do it less frequently, as in when I remember.

Once your cartilage is gone,no PT will replace it.You can build up muscles to help though. Besides the injections I do about 10 minutes a day on the stationary bicycle. The help I get from the injections and PT convinced me to forgo any surgery at this time. To me the benefits of surgery do not out weigh the risks. No, I can't walk 2 miles anymore and climb mountains. The surgeons I talked to says some get immediate relief,some in 2-3 week, some none. However,it sure is worth the try instead of surgery.If the injections don't work,you can always fall back on surgery but if the surgery gets screwed up you are pretty much SOL. Any doctor worth their salt will always exhaust all options before surgery. Replaced joints can wear out too.