Knee Issues

towhead wrote:
My knee was bone on bone and I could not walk on it. My orthopedic gave me shots of Synvisc in the joint. It was like a miracle but only lasted about six months. After three shots I elected to go for total replacement, not that the shots had drawbacks, just to make sure insurance didn't cut me off. If replacement isn.t for you, try Synvisc.

The wife has one knee that is pretty much bone on bone. She started with Synvisc six years ago. She has had several variations of that product over time. She gets the shots every six months and it allows her to hike limited distances and deal with life mostly pain free. She is trying to make it a couple more years until Medicare kicks in and have a replacement.

I, on the other hand, tried the shots a couple of times and had no luck. I had replacement 4 years ago. I was off all pain meds in three days because the surgical pain was so much less that the pre operation knee pain. I was kicked out of PT and dismissed by the Dr. at seven weeks and was climbing the Superstition Mountains in 10 weeks.

I was lucky because I was in good physical condition, healthy and not over weight. After knee replacement, my other knee quit hurting, back and hip pain mostly disappeared and I felt years younger.