Guest guest Posted January 24, 2004 Report Share Posted January 24, 2004 , Sorry it has taken me so long to respond to your knee question. Been a rough week and a half. I had arthroscopic surgery on the left knee twice to repair meniscal tears and once on the right knee. They are both torn again. They always find more damage when they go in there surgically than what they see on the MRI films. That's one reason I suggest you get new MRI's of you knees, the tears have probably progressed. I take glucosamine chondroitin, it helps the pain some but it doesn't stop them from re-tearing unfortunately. Good luck! Sincerely, S. Also thank you for your kind note about my kitty. Gosh I'm still crying! knee question > > > Calling all EDS docs (or could-have-been docs!), > > I have a question about knee pain. That is one major joint that I haven't > had > surgery on!! Maybe my shoulders have had the attention too long!! Both of > my > knees have been bothering me for years now but they have gotten > progressively > worse and now are about intolerable. They hurt so badly that I can't bend, > get > up and wierdly, straighten one of them. > It hurts to walk also, obviously!! Most of the pain is on the inside ofmy > knee and to touch them it hurts also. Even when I straighten out or stretch > my > left leg it hurts a lot. > > I have gotten the synvisc injections in one of them and they may have > helped > a little. Not nearly enough if it did though. Last years MRI of that > particular knee showed a grade two meniscal tear which evidentally isn't > significant > and a small bakers cyst. On the last visit, the doctor acted like it was > kinda > strange and commented that it could be something from the fibriomyalgia. > Some > how I doubt that though. > > Does anyone have ideas about what could be causing my knees to hurt so > badly? > I know I don't have any muscles left in my body , including my knee but I > have been doing those knee exercices. > > I see the doctor again on Friday and I have to tell him that PT for my > rotator shoulder repair from last yearhas inflamed my shoulder blade badly > and > about my knees being worse. I feel like I shouldn't give him too much bad > news all > at once!! Yeah, I know that sounds dumb but I bet some of you understand it > > too!! > I would love to get some expert opinons!! > Thanks guys!! > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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