{Disarmed} RE: Re: Dr visit today

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Don’t want them…I might just call my regular doc…she’ll be sympathetic and

give me something, she just can’t help with my knee and hip pain.

Joi

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From: chondromalacia treatment

[mailto:chondromalacia treatment ] On Behalf Of D. A.

Sent: Friday, September 22, 2006 3:39 PM

chondromalacia treatment

Subject: Re: Re: Dr visit today

I don't recommend Narcotics....It may just get you hooked on painkillers....

Ambien is good though

" Jeff T. " <jeff.trockman@ <mailto:jeff.trockman%40bisys.com> bisys.com>

wrote:

Oh yeah,

If you really want to get a good night's sleep take a Vicodin (or

Percoset) and an Ambien before bedtime.

You won't know what hit you!

Best,

-JT

>

> Well.my Dr visit sucked. I was basically told there was nothing he

could or

> would do for my knees, surgically or otherwise. He is referring me

to a

> Rheumatologist and a PT for water therapy. He said he doesn't doubt

my pain

> and " thinks " I probably do have Chondromalacia (I told him that I

was

> Diagnosed with it over 20 years ago), but he doesn't like to do any

surgical

> repairs or interventions for this condition. He also said other

than another

> cortisone injection; there wasn't anything he would do for the

bursitis in

> my hip. He wants me to strengthen my quads (duh). I explained to

him that I

> can't do quad exercises with out hurting my hip and I can't make my

knees

> feel better without doing the exercises. He just said to do the

water

> therapy and go to the other Dr. I also told him I'm not sleeping

and he

> didn't really say anything other than what he said about the RA Dr.

So, he's

> sending whatever to the RA Dr and they said I should hear from them

within 3

> weeks! How can I wait that long? How can I find a Dr that will

actually DO

> something about the Chondromalacia? I don't know anyone else with

this

> except those of you on this list. I'm depressed, not sleeping, and

in pain

> 24/7.what to do?

>

> Joi

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