• Subject: Re: I'm back
• From: &* <p*@sbcglobal.net>
• Date: Mon, 1 Feb 2010 09:25:19 -0600

Does that help enough that you can kneel down on that knee now?  I have
gotten where I can't kneel at all.  Both knees are terrible.  One was skiing
and the other was torn up kneeling while digging out monkey grass.  I didn't
think I could tear up a knee doing that.  But I did.
I am glad that they have the ability to replace parts.....
Tricia

To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Sunday, January 31, 2010 6:29 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] I'm back

I agree. Don't wait too long. Find a surgeon that is not cut happy and
have him/her tell you the options. My surgeon thinks I can get along for
a few more years (I'm 66) before needing replacement. He says that parts
and techniques get better every year. So, right now, I take a shot for
the place on my right knee where bone hits bone. It's the exact spot
where my knee hits the ground. Just worn out.


ETN Zone 7

----- Original Message ----- From: "Donna" <gossiper@sbcglobal.net>

To: gardenchat@hort.net
Sent: Sunday, January 31, 2010 6:41:28 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
Subject: Re: [CHAT] I'm back

FWIW...

My mom went thru 2 years of trying everything. Unfortunately, she waited
too
long for any of it to be effective. Bone on bone just doesn't work when
the
parts are worn out, irrated, etc.

She is 78 and just had all 4 joints replaced (hips and knees) in a 12
month
period. I DON'T suggest doing that. Start earlier than she did and space
them out more. Her system took a heck of a tole with all those major
surgeries so close together.

But she can walk now, is pain free in those areas. Unfortunately, the last
knee has become infected. Currently on 6 wks of shots daily directly in
the
vein...then retest and praying it is gone.

Donna

--- On Sun, 1/31/10, Catharine Carpenter <cathycrc@comcast.net> wrote:


From: Catharine Carpenter <cathycrc@comcast.net>
Subject: Re: [CHAT] I'm back
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Date: Sunday, January 31, 2010, 5:19 PM


Got it! Gave DH his first dose yesterday. Hope it works.
Cathy, west central IL, z5b

On Jan 31, 2010, at 11:26 AM, Cornergar@aol.com wrote:

Cathy, I'm 67 so I guess they figure that's "young enough" ...for some
things at least! Kathy


In a message dated 1/30/2010 5:41:44 P.M. Central Standard Time,
cathycrc@comcast.net writes:

Good to hear. If the g-c doesn't work, that will be next. He is 62, so
I hope that qualifies as "young enough"!
Cathy, west central IL, z5b

On Jan 30, 2010, at 10:45 AM, Cornergar@aol.com wrote:

Cathy, Have taken glucosamine-chondroiton for a few years but have
recently
given it up 'cause of a chance that it was aggravating muscle aches.
Have
been very pleased with the result of knee replacement done at the
end of
Oct. and would highly recommend it. My doc encouraged me to go
ahead and do
it while I was still " young enough to handle it". I am planning on
having
the other one done this year. Kathy


In a message dated 1/30/2010 8:15:40 A.M. Central Standard Time,
cathycrc@comcast.net writes:

Just got back from almost two weeks in Hawaii (DH had meeting, I had
relaxation). Was so glad that the roads were ok in my neck of the
woods. The doors of the car were iced shut, but once they were open
we
drove the two hours home without incident. Missed my hibiscus bloom,
but came home to flowers on 5 orchids! Has anyone tried that
glucosamine-chondroitin stuff for arthritis? DH's right knee is
really
bothering him. It didn't respond to steroid injection, and the
synvisc
(?sp) injection isn't providing much relief either. He would like to
postpone the inevitable knee replacement as long as possible.
Cathy, west central IL, z5b

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