{Disarmed} RE: New here

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I’ve noticed that too nne! I quit drinking pop (even though it was

diet) and now drink it only when we go out to eat. I’ve increased the amount

of water I drink too.

Joi

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From: chondromalacia treatment

[mailto:chondromalacia treatment ] On Behalf Of MJD

Sent: Friday, September 08, 2006 9:50 PM

chondromalacia treatment

Subject: RE: New here

Geez Mike, what a scare! Glad you're doing ok! I

hope your doctor(s) will help you figure out what's

going on. Did you stop the pred. or the celebrex, or

both??

One thing I've noticed about myself, and no, I'm not

going into some weird-ass, " eat the eyes of newts "

type of thing, but when I eat poorly, my joints seem

to ache more and I seem to get weird pains in all

sorts of body places. I've been reading some about

diet and joint pain stuff and there seems to be some

correlation between a lot of junk/preserved foods and

joint pain. I can attest to it, because when I

indulge in the things I truly like (like ice cream,

cookies, sodas, chips, etc etc) I do seem to be more

achy. Often times it's said that some food allergy

can trigger joint pain as well. Of course, once you

start reading about diets/health you'll find that

everything seems to affect joint pain! But, from my

perspective, if I stay away from copious quantities of

" crappy " food and drink a lot of water, things seem to

be a bit easier joint wise. Maybe it's just drinking

lots of water and not soda that helps, who knows?

Take it easy and let use know how it goes with the

rheumatologist next thursday....

marianne

Re: New here

I do know of a girl just west of us who had a TTT and

partial knee replacement when she was in her forties.

She seems to be doing well.

I am also looking at other possible explanations for

knee pain. I have had knee pain in both knees for

about 6 years now with four arthroscopic surgeries. I

also have what was diagnosed as hip and shoulder

bursitis this summer and had cortisone shots in both,

and also a shot of cortisone in my shoulder last

summer. About 10 days ago both ankles became very

painful. My doctor did some bloodwork. My bloodwork

came back negative for rheumatoid arthritis, but

positive for possibly another auto-immune disease. My

doctor put me on methylprednisone. I have also been

taking Celebrex for some time. He also set me up with

a Rheumatologist who I see next Thursday. My blood

pressure always goes high when I am in a lot of pain,

and it was high on Tuesday when I went on the

prednisone. This morning I was feeling very peculiar.

I went back to the clinic, and my bloodpressure was

very high, along with a suspicious EKG and positive

blood marker for a heart attack. My doctor rushed me

to the regional medical center in an ambulance where

they gave me a nitrogicerine patch. I started to feel

much better right away, and further tests ruled out a

heart attack. My EKG, blood test for heart attack,

and blood pressure returned to normal and I was

released. I think it was the combination of Celebrex

and methylprednisone. I don't blame my doctor because

I told him how much better I felt in the past with

methylprednisone, although even then I had some

strange side effects at that time.

I was doing some reading on rheumatoid arthritis and

it said about 20% of people with RA actually have a

negative blood test for RA. I will let you know if I

find out something on Thursday.

I was fitted for a $500 custom orthotic about 17 years

ago after breaking my foot. They were also very

uncomfortable, and I ended up setting them aside. I

have been wearing just Spenco orthotics just off the

shelf for around $20 and would recommend them;

http://www.spenco. <http://www.spenco.com/prod_footcare_greenortho.html>

com/prod_footcare_greenortho.html

Mike

MT

New here

Not sure if my other post came through, so I'll send

another. I was

diagnosed with Chondromalacia about 26 years ago. My

knees have each had

Arthroscopic surgery. My right knee had the patellar

shave and lateral

release. That didn't work, so the Dr did a bone

graft to raise the knee cap

up higher. That worked, but the pain has been coming

back worse and worse as

time goes by. That surgery was done about 23 years

ago. My left knee had a

patella shave and just generally clean up and looked

at. The left knee has

never been as bad as the right until recently. They

both grind and pop all

the time and I have had pain year round now for

several years. They don't

prescribe anything for either the pain or the

condition. I live in a

relatively small town compared to when the right

knee was worked on. I've

pretty much been told I have no cartilage left in my

right knee and very

little in my left knee and I'm " too young " for knee

replacement. That's too

bad because I feel too old at only 44!

Where can I get some info on things they have been

doing for those with

knees as bad as mine? I like the ortho Dr I have

now, but he's very

conservative and doesn't like to do anything other

that PT and that simply

doesn't work anymore. I do have orthotics, and just

got new ones, but my

knees hurt so bad after wearing them! I also can't

fit them in shoes

suitable for work. Any suggestions?

Another question.does the fact that I have

Chondromalacia indicate other

possible problems? The reason I ask is I've had hip

bursitis for about two

years now and can't get rid of it. The orthotics are

supposed to help

re-align my knees so is the fact that my knees are

so out of whack a

potential reason for other joint problems?

Last question.when they do a lateral release, what

exactly are they

releasing? I can't remember! It's been tooooo long!

Joi

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