I have heard of cartilage injections..... they get the cartilage from (of all things) a roosters comb. You gals may want to research "PROLOTHERAPY." Hugs, Lynn In a message dated 8/20/2009 10:42:05 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, balmat...@aol.com writes:
Wow, I am so sorry to hear that you have had to have such HUGE amount of surgeries on your knee. I may be wrong in what I called the injection, but my daughter in-law's aunt is getting something every 3 months in her knee. She will not have another surgery. This is for sure some sort of "artificial" cartilage, which I am sure I neglected to mention now that I think of it. And it most likely has a steroid in it as well. I can find out the name of it if you'd like. Hugs, Barbara A -----Original Message----- From: Maggie <magiema...@hotmail.com> To: jan...@centurytel.net; cherp...@msn.com; tmic-list@eskimo.com; balmat...@aol.com Sent: Thu, Aug 20, 2009 5:08 pm Subject: RE: [TMIC] my knee I had a partial knee replacement (Avon) on March 26, 2009. I am 47 years old and yes, considered very young to have it done. My recuperation took much longer than normal as this was the 15th surgery on my knee and the amount of scar tissue was hindering the mobility. I am doing much better now and am pain free. Actually, I didn't require any pain killers immediately after surgery. As for the cartilage injection, I have never heard of such a thing as cartilage is not something that you can transplant back to replace what has deteriorated or shredded. Cartilage does not adhere to anything. It just shreds off. Trust me, if there was a way to put more cartilage into a knee, I would have been the guinea pig to try it. Margaret ____________________________________ From: _jan...@centurytel.net_ (mailto:jan...@centurytel.net) To: _cherp...@msn.com_ (mailto:cherp...@msn.com) ; _tmic-l...@eskimo.com_ (mailto:tmic-list@eskimo.com) ; _balmat...@aol.com_ (mailto:balmat...@aol.com) Subject: Re: [TMIC] my knee Date: Tue, 18 Aug 2009 20:50:50 -0500 I am very careful of my knee also. I am back into therapy now, again, and my PT is taking a really different direction with working on leg strength because of the knee. I don't really feel any pain any more, but I feel just enough to let me know to be careful. Janice ----- Original Message ----- From: _balmat...@aol.com_ (mailto:balmat...@aol.com) To: _jan...@centurytel.net_ (mailto:jan...@centurytel.net) ; _cherp...@msn.com_ (mailto:cherp...@msn.com) ; _tmic-l...@eskimo.com_ (mailto:tmic-list@eskimo.com) Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 5:56 PM Subject: Re: [TMIC] my knee Hi Janice, Well, my doc told me that if the first shot that I got in April didn't work, and if this one did, it's possible that my PCP missed and it landed in the wrong spot. If they both don't work, then we struck out. Not likely both missed, and the shots would not help me. Personally, I would be scared of the Prednisone pills for 10 years, as we've seen here how they can mess with the bones. I've rested it for a couple of days now as it was really irritated after the exam, and it seems ready for some exercise now. I'll see how it responds with the same amount of exercise I was doing prior to the shot, and then I'm back on target. Then, I am hoping to be able to do more after the two weeks, but time will tell. The key for me (as well as all of us) is to know when enough is enough. I have had TM for 10 years, and I still don't always know until it's too late. At least I'm mindful of my knee now. Most of the time I overdo the spine, which if I do, I rest the knee as well, lol. Take care all, hugs, Barbara A -----Original Message----- From: Janice <_jan...@centurytel.net_ (mailto:jan...@centurytel.net) > To: L T CHERPESKI <_cherp...@msn.com_ (mailto:cherp...@msn.com) >; _tmic-l...@eskimo.com_ (mailto:tmic-list@eskimo.com) ; _balmat...@aol.com_ (mailto:balmat...@aol.com) Sent: Tue, Aug 18, 2009 2:44 pm Subject: Re: [TMIC] my knee I have had the cortisone injections in the knee. The first one did not do much, so they got me on Prednisone pills for about 10 days. Not much improvement. Then, later on, they gave me another shot in the knee and there was improvement and then over some weeks, it really was pretty good. I think the doc's always tell you the shot is not a cure, but it sure helps. Janice ----- Original Message ----- From: _L T CHERPESKI_ (mailto:cherp...@msn.com) To: _tmic-l...@eskimo.com_ (mailto:tmic-list@eskimo.com) ; _balmat...@aol.com_ (mailto:balmat...@aol.com) Sent: Monday, August 17, 2009 11:03 PM Subject: Re: [TMIC] my knee Barbara, Well it's no big deal about not asking about the injection of cartilage, but it IS a big deal what you're going through. My goodness. Did you already have the Cortisone injection, if so please let us know if it helps. I hope for your sake it does. I'm impressed with your doctor for being totally honest with you by telling you not to expect this to be a magic pill. Everybody has different issues, so the outcome is not necessarily the same for all. Hey, congratulations on those pounds you already lost. Getting started is the hardest part, and looks like you're on your way. It is a lot of hard work after the surgery, but you will feel sooo much better. And "better" is good. I know you can do it! Just keep focused on being able to be more active. Please keep us posted. hugs, Linda ----- Original Message ----- From: _balmat...@aol.com_ (mailto:balmat...@aol.com) To: _tmic-l...@eskimo.com_ (mailto:tmic-list@eskimo.com) Sent: Sunday, August 16, 2009 1:25 AM Subject: [TMIC] my knee I went to the orthopedist yesterday, and found out that I am indeed a candidate for a knee replacement. I am 58 yrs old and he said that typically they like to wait till 60 or older because they do need replacing in 10-15 yrs on average. With as much as I'd walk on it, I'd probably get a longer life though, as he said what happens is the screws get loose and they need to go in and re-do them. He also schedules about 2 months out, and it takes most people about 4-6 months of rehab to be back to 100%. I really didn't want to be recouperating over Christmas, so I opted to try a Cortisone injection to see if it would get me through a bit until I could get at least past the holidays. I don't know if it'll work or not, but it's worth a try. I should know soon if the shot is successful or not. My nephew gets married the 28th of August, and I am hoping to go to the wedding without knee pain. I loved him. I've had 2 DVT's in this leg and have torn muscles also in the past few years. He told me that this is not going to fix all the problems that I am having with my leg. It may help them since the knee will be stronger, won't buckle on me, and the muscles won't have to be compensating as much, but I shouldn't go into the replacement and expect it to be the magic pill. But, I have serious circulation problems that will not be helped, so my feeling is I have to try to help as much as I can to get back to being able to walk more again and become more active, if possible. I walked more and better up until a few years ago. I was so surprised that he didn't talk at all about my weight. I could stand to lose a good bit of weight, and am going to be making a valiant effort at that. I've already started and have lost the few pounds that I have gained back over the past few months. The yo-yo thing, not good. It will make it much easier on my knees now and in the future, as well as the rehab when the day comes to try to get back up on the new knee. Yikes, that's going to take some work! Hope I'm up to it. Linda, I'm very sorry, but I forgot to ask about the injection of cartilage. There was so much going on between my husband asking about healthcare and the knee that we were in his office for almost an hour. Hugs to all, Barbara A ____________________________________ Stay in the loop and chat with friends, right from your inbox! _Learn how!_ (http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9671349) =
