Re: I'm new here - knee arthritis

[Guest guest]

Hyaluronic acid injections is pretty much the same as synsvic only by a

different drug company. The shots did nothing for my pain - I had one

shot each week for five weeks. Sandy

Gwen wrote:

Welcome to our group! By saying you had acid injections do you

mean the synsvic shots?

[Guest guest]

Hi Sandy,

Welcome to the group, I'm sure you will find all the info you need

here. There are so many awesome people here, and they are so caring too.

I just wanted to comment on the fact that you said you cannot take

anything but Tylenol for your pain. Talk to your doctor about liquid

vicodin.

My sister had bypass done also and she has scoliosis, which causes her

a lot of pain, and they had given her a liquid vicodin. She said it

helped her tremendously until she was able to handle swallowing the

pills. I just thought it was worth a try for you. It couldn't hurt to

ask about it.

Again, welcome to the group, and I hope to get to know you better.

Huggs,

Sandy

Moderator

" Sandy Ostrander " wrote:

I had gastric bypass surgery in 2002 and

> therefore cannot take anything but Tylenol.

[Guest guest]

From what I have been told that is pretty common. I know on me as well as the

few I have talked to in the doc's office it is usually the second set that

begins to help. One other key is you must immediately walk when you leave the

doc's office. Like in a Walmart store. The walking gets the stuff to work

better in the place you need it. I am not very technical, sorry. One other

thing that has helped me tremendously is rubbing Vick's vaporub into the knee

area or for that matter any part of the body that hurts, and apply hot moist

heat. It will feel good almost immediately. You cannot use an off brand. I

became allergic to the synsvic shots so I take the other brand, but I must say

the synsvic shots were the better ones. Gwen

Sandy Ostrander wrote: Hyaluronic acid injections is pretty

much the same as synsvic only by a

different drug company. The shots did nothing for my pain - I had one

shot each week for five weeks. Sandy

[Guest guest]

Sandy, I also had gastric bypass in June 02 lost 178lbs before I started having

problems with Osteoarthritis and Constant Hernias.

I will be having a 3rd hernia repair with a abdominalplasty and excess skin

removal off my arms. I take Vicodan only when extremely necessary.

My arthritis specialist gives me steroid shots in my knees about every 3

months. I was 38 when diagnosed and now am 40 years old and way to young. I do

have some cartilage in both knees but not much.

I still have 100lbs too loose but with the hernia surgery and abdominalplasty

and loose skin on the arms removed I will loose about 20lbs total.

I can't wait. e-mail me anytime to talk.

Sandy wrote:

I have severe osteoarthritis in both knees. I need total knee

replacements in both but because I am only 54 my orthopedic surgeon

does not want to do them. I had gastric bypass surgery in 2002 and

therefore cannot take anything but Tylenol.