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- Subject: Re: I'm back
- From: B* <b*@comcast.net>
- Date: Mon, 1 Feb 2010 17:39:04 +0000 (UTC)
Yes, for me the shot starts working immediately. There are a series of three and I always walk out of the doc's office feeling better. People have different reactions, as always. For some, the effects last a year, others a number of months (that's me), and some not much. I would recommending trying. Don't forget, mine is just wearing away of the cartilage, not any other injury. ETN Zone 7 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tricia" <pdickson@sbcglobal.net> To: "Garden Chat" <gardenchat@hort.net> Sent: Monday, February 1, 2010 10:33:14 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [CHAT] I'm back Does that shot 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 accident years ago 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. Tricia ----- Original Message ----- From: "BONNIE_HOLMES" <bonnie_holmes@comcast.net> 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 >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> To sign-off this list, send email to majordomo@hort.net with the >>> message text UNSUBSCRIBE GARDENCHAT >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> To sign-off this list, send email to majordomo@hort.net with the >>> message text UNSUBSCRIBE GARDENCHAT >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To sign-off this list, send email to majordomo@hort.net with the >> message text UNSUBSCRIBE GARDENCHAT >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To sign-off this list, send email to majordomo@hort.net with the >> message text UNSUBSCRIBE GARDENCHAT > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off this list, send email to majordomo@hort.net with the > message text UNSUBSCRIBE GARDENCHAT > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off this list, send email to majordomo@hort.net with the > message text UNSUBSCRIBE GARDENCHAT > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off this list, send email to majordomo@hort.net with the > message text UNSUBSCRIBE GARDENCHAT --------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off this list, send email to majordomo@hort.net with the message text UNSUBSCRIBE GARDENCHAT --------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off this list, send email to majordomo@hort.net with the message text UNSUBSCRIBE GARDENCHAT
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