Cecily, I've had the same injections and they work rather well. I still need a knee replacement though, because the cartilage on my femur is worn out. I was told by my knee specialist that they are sooo close to being able to grow new cartilage, that I should try to hold out. I have a worn out cadaver ACL replacement that needs fixing and wear a brace instead when walking, but not riding. It kills to ride with it on, when I try to walk later. There is always the Velominati rule number 5 to fall back on.......I try to keep it in mind.
On Tuesday, January 28, 2014 7:26:23 PM UTC-8, Cecily Walker wrote: > > Thanks to the miracles of modern science and physiotherapy, I'm back > riding my bike a lot sooner than expected! I'll still need a knee > replacement eventually, but I was referred to a sports medicine physician > who has been giving me injections of Synvisc - a synthetic synovial fluid - > in my arthritic right knee. I still have one more injection to go, but > after that, the knee should be good for another 9-12 months! This stuff > isn't cheap, and it isn't covered by my extended medical insurance, but > it's a small price to pay for freedom from pain and greatly increased > mobility. > > I just wanted to share my good news since so many of you were so lovely > and expressed such great concern when I was convinced I'd have to stop > riding until I had surgery. Love you guys and gals. > > Cecily (the happy biking librarian) > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
