Supartz injections today
My ortho said it wouldn't hurt as bad as a cortisone shot. He LIED! Well, lied is too strong a word. in his defense, he did say he had never had one, but everyone else said it wasn't bad. OMG! It was...
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Acampingwewillgo wrote:
I had the same issue with my Right knee(bone on bone).....I tried everything before turning to surgery 2 years ago(fancy knee brace, chicken shots, cortizone shots)...when all was said and done, I wish I had done the total knee replacement many years earlier. One thing I will comment on and I know everyone's experience is different but I had General anesthetic and when I awoke in recovery.....without being overly explanatory(graphic), it wasnt a pleasant experience for 2-2 1/2 hours after surgery.
Yeah, I have very unpleasant reactions to gen'l anesthesia. I always throw up. And when I say always, I mean ALWAYS. I have had several surgeries and the nurse asks if I have problems with anesthesia--see above. Always. And they never fail to say, "Oh, we use some new stuff now! you won't be sick!" And it never fails. I throw up. One time I was waking up after surgery, sick as a dog, saying "I'm gonna throw up! I'm gonna throw up!" I couldn't even get my eyes open but I could hear my nurse make a real snarky comment to another nurse "Oh, she's just making herself sick." Unfortunately for her, she moved in a little too close and got a blast all over her shoes! I tried to tell her!~
Update on the knees--To my surprise and delight, my knees feel much better today! I haven't even had to take any pain medicine today, not even Tylenol! I wasn't expecting that at all. I even took the dog for a 1/2 mile walk with no problems. Huh! If it keeps going like this, I'll be a believer!
