Knee Pain

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I have had a similar experience with my left knee. My PA seems to

favor my left side, although I do sometimes have achy right elbow and

shoulder. The anti-inflammatory that I take (Lodine) seems to have

no effect on my left knee pain at all. Sometimes at night when I am

in bed, it will start really hurting. I can turn over onto my right

side and take the pressure off, and also straighten my left leg for

awhile. That seems to help.

One night, we had a very violent Texas thunderstorm. When the storm

was right overhead, my knee actually started throbbing like an alarm

system.

I know that I have some OA in that knee, but I have found that muscle

relaxants work better for the pain than an anti-inflammatory. My

rheumy suggested a quirky remedy of drinking orange juice and two

ounces of tonic water. The quinine is a muscle relaxant with no

groggy side effects.

I don't understand why this is happening either. It doesn't seem to

be inflammation. I have had tendonitis in this knee, and couldn't

walk on it at all. But I can walk just fine with this, and in fact it

helps. I'd love to hear if anyone else knows about this.

norell