I hate the thought of being cut on again. Surgery & recovery just seem to be very harsh on the body. So after they get replaced then my hips. Hell no!Joint replacement not an option?
Surgeon looked at my knees (bowlegged they were so bad) and said steroids were a waste of time. I had to wait for Medicare, when they should have been replaced 5 years sooner...I hate the thought of being cut on again. Surgery & recovery just seem to be very harsh on the body. So after they get replaced then my hips. Hell no!
Yes they are.Steroids are gods gift to crippled crotchety bastards.
And I have had so much of it pumped in until it squirted out a previous injection hole. Feet & knees might very well be worse from the amounts I have had.Steroids are gods gift to crippled crotchety bastards.
That was my dad with his hip. I worked with a women whose replacement was replaced twice before they got it right.If you go to a good knee replacement surgeon, you will be pleased with the results. The key is a GOOD knee replacement surgery who does nothing else but knee replacements.
I know many people who have done extremely well and all are happy after their replacements. Most wish they had not put it off.
If you go to a good knee replacement surgeon, you will be pleased with the results. The key is a GOOD knee replacement surgery who does nothing else but knee replacements.
I know many people who have done extremely well and all are happy after their replacements. Most wish they had not put it off.
That is why I said a GOOD surgeon who does nothing else besides knee replacements. A number of people in my church and community have used the same doc for their knee replacements. Not one had an issue. When mine go (just a matter of time), that is where I will go.That was my dad with his hip. I worked with a women whose replacement was replaced twice before they got it right.
Both of mine needed replacement, but the doc wouldn't do a double, so I got the 2nd done soon as he would (6 weeks).Arthritis has wrecked my knees too.
Had the right knee replaced about 1.5yrs ago.
Now the left one has become a real problem. Going back to the doc who did the right knee very soon.
Being unable to move around sure does wreck your quality of life.
When simple stuff like walking and daily life tasks become so painful you just blob out and never do anything. Which SUCKS.
Gonna get mine done ASAP. I refuse to just eat drugs for the pain. That’ll get your organs if done too long.
Get your knees done if you can.
Hyaluronic acid... but that is for very early stage degeneration.I've seen commercials on TV about injecting lubricant in your knee, not cortisone. My wife had a knee replacement about 15 year's ago, said she wouldn't do it again. Probably they are more advanced now. My brother is having both knee's done next month.
Much has changed in those 15 years.I've seen commercials on TV about injecting lubricant in your knee, not cortisone. My wife had a knee replacement about 15 year's ago, said she wouldn't do it again. Probably they are more advanced now. My brother is having both knee's done next month.
Yeah, shoulders are a whole other game than knees and hips...Given we're speaking of joint replacements, I'm on the fence regarding getting 'both' of my shoulders replaced as has been recommended.
Why's that?
My primary care doc told me 'shoulder replacements' achieve either great results or are huge disappointments.
That statement took the wind out of my sails for getting both shoulders replaced...