Guest guest Posted December 30, 2006 Report Share Posted December 30, 2006 Hello and Happy New Year from a Newbie! Hi! I recently found this group while I was doing research on Supartz injections for the knee. A little background: I blew out my right knee when I was 17 and am 43 now. Mutiple surgeries over the last few years, mainly for meniscus repair. I have a really great OS, and he has kept me walking and for the most part pain free until the last couple of years. Father Time has finally caught up with me. I have no cartilidge in my right knee, lateral or medial. The joint space is almost bone to bone. My last surgey in 2004 showed mutiple areas of exposed bone where the peri-osteum had warn through. I have always taken good care of my health, not overweight, and have full range of motion for the most part in my right knee except when it gets full of fluid. (I work hard at my rehab). I do weights to keep up my quad and hamstrings as well as utilize a stationary recumbent bike three or more days a week for 90 min a day for my workout. My OS has been after me the last 9 months to try the Supartz injections. He says that he has had a lot of good results with his younger patients and since I have no other options... This doctor has always be straight up with me, I have known him both professionally and personally since 1991. I have relented for now, and scheduled my series of injections starting on 1/17. It is not that I don't trust my doc, I just would like some other imput if anyone has had any experience with this therapy and how was your outcome? I have been researching it on the www. but you just get all kinds of info, it is hard to sort through. Thanks, Marilyn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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