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Anyone have any experience with the stuff? After 3 knee surgeries (same knee), the doctor wants to try it. Actually I am getting it in 9 hours. I can't sleep after reading some webMD reviews. I figure I trust people on here way more than random critics. I'll probably have gotten the first of the three injections by the time someone reads this. Worth a try though.
Didn't help me at all! But you never know!
Did you have any bad reaction?
Whell, I have had cortisone injections that hurt worse than that. No bad reactions yet. Just a little bleeding. At least my insurance is paying for them.
I tried cortisone and lubricant injections. Don't remember the name of the lubricant injections. They helped some but not a lot. My last injection in May was with titanium and plastic.
I like either the black or gold. Matzuo still seems to have dimensional issues the the eye and leg from bend to eye. The hooks are sharp and a bit bigger (hook gap) than standard EC or Mustad so you may need to provide some mold relief for the hook point. I never had a breaking issue but did have a lot of off location or incomplete eyes with a few batches,
I hope it working out for you! I feel I'll eventually be in that situation. Mine all started from a horrible break, that severed my ACL from both ends. It's been one thing after another since then.Quote:
Originally Posted by lowe rider
It's a lot better than my old knee but I don't think it will ever be as good as a real knee in good shape. I'm walking about 2 miles every morning and it has gotten better but I still have some problems with some pain and stiffness in it. My left knee has been giving me trouble for about 17 years and had been bone on bone for so long I had worn about a half inch of bone off the outside part of the joint.
I reached the point that the knee was getting so crooked it would get out of its proper position and pinch up the nerves. I said May in my previous post but meant March. I'm about 6 months from having had it replaced. If you end up getting it done push yourself in the therapy or it will never have any flexibility.
That was key when I got my ACL replaced! I chose to use a cadaver ligament, rather than have them harvest from my hamstring. The grafts have been holding up well, and the stability is great. Now I'm just dealing with the pain of missing cartilage, and meniscus issues.Quote:
Originally Posted by lowe rider
The injections helped me. I have had no injections in 2 years. I have some pain, but, at my age, everything hurts.
Have had them in both knees several times along with cortisone and they have never given me much relief. Ended up with a partial replacement in one 2 years ago and full in the other 3 months ago its starting to feel better, I return to work on Monday. Good luck and hope it works for you.
anybody have a feeling like the legs isn't going to surport the weight of their body. I feel like i'm going to fall all the time, I've had the left knee worked on twice and the right knee once?? not sure what the problem, doctors say it's my back but they don't do anything???
I have been getting those injections for years. They help me a lot...but......when the knee reaches bone on bone it is time to have replaced. My right knee collapsed on me while fishing a tail race 2 years ago and I had to have it replaced. The left one needs it but I get a series of shots about twice a year. It takes about 30 days for me to get some relief after the series of shots.....and usually last 4-6 months. While it has worked well for me I know there are some that see no relief from them. I have never had any reactions from them and they do not hurt if the right person administers the injection. If he knee is really inflamed though the more the injection will hurt. I figure at best I have one more year left before the left knee has to be replaced. Hope they help you out.
Regards
Never any bad reactions, just didn't help! 6 months after trying them I had my knee replaced!
I had them done last year after knee surgery for torn cartledge. It took maybe a week after the third injection for it to work. I been good to go since i got the wireless trolling motor with hand held remote and wireless foot pedal. That made fishing fun again.
Moonshine has this effect on me, but shine is a good pain killer.Quote:
Originally Posted by rocket rich
I blew my left meniscus apart about 15 years ago. Did the ortho to clean things up. I have to be very careful and pay attention when I am on uneven surfaces or my knee slips and sprains the tendons around it. When the knee slips, I am going down. Now, I am having problems with the other knee. No accident this time. Me and the Doc both know it is worn out. But, he insist on draining all the $$$ he can with the therapy route. I would just as soon get it over with if surgery or replacement is required. I don't have the time to go to therapy every time it starts hurting so bad. DPQuote:
Originally Posted by rocket rich
if you think the doctors milking you get a second opinion.Quote:
Originally Posted by DRPEPPER
Yup.Quote:
Originally Posted by lowe rider
Got another injection in my right knee yesterday. Been 2 years. X rays shows bone on bone. Terrific.
Been getting injections in both knees every 3 months for a while. Dr says I'll be having both knees replaced much sooner than later, probably starting next spring after snow goose season. 27 years of steel steps and gratings 5 or more stories high, concrete, and carrying too much weight has gotten both knees shot, left one is especially bad. My Dr won't do both knees at the same time.
I will say this; the injections I get provide INSTANT relief for as much as 2 months.
I had my first experience with injections a couple of days ago. My Doc still insist I need therapy. But, as long as he will continue the shots, I think I can be happy. I wished he had done that a month ago. I was dang near crippled. DP
how about rooster comb??? Don't laugh.
My Dr said they don't use it anymore Gomer.
Same as Euflexxa.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gomer Snerd
They were originally derived from rooster comb, but Euflexxa is not avian-derived hyaluronan.
"EUFLEXXA™ is the first and only hyaluronic acid (HA) approved in the U.S. for the treatment of the pain of knee osteoarthritis that is not derived from an avian source** (chicken or rooster combs). This eliminates the risk of related reactions."
I guess my PA lied to me.
Viscosupplementation - "Rooster Comb" Injections (Hyalgan, Euflexxa, Supartz) - Wake Sports Medicine Raleigh, NC
I just let em shoot me up. Whatever it is, my knee is better.
Had both of mine replaced over the last few years. Not a pleasant experience, but the end product sure beats the old ones. Got tired of having them drained and shot-up---wish now I hadn't waited as long as I did.
I am putting it off. I have had too much down time for parts removal and replacement these past few years. Once it starts, it never ends. I am doomed.
Sure is nice, though, to be able to get replacement parts.
They gave me a 7 year window on total knee replacement.
:crazy:I has jumped through all of the hoops. I get a new right knee in 4 to 5 weeks. DP