Knee Problem

Hey There! Bless you! My left knee is bone and bone from arthritis. I get steroid injections every 12 weeks and have my knee aspirated. I am facing knee replacement in the future.

Have you considered Hyaluronic Acid Gel injections? It is like a lubricate for the joints. It has cut my pain in my knee back greatly. The problem is getting insurance to pay for it. I have more stiffness since getting the injections 6 months ago and I am not sure if that has caused it OR if the arthritis is just worsening.

Praying you get some much needed relief. Blessings....

Hello, I am 75 with bone on bone arthritis in my right knee. I had a partial knee replacement in my left knee in 2010. That knee recovered quickly after the surgery and has given me no problems until I had a bike accident in Sept 2023. In the accident I fractured my left tibia and was in a non weight bearing brace for 6 weeks then had Physical therapy for a couple of months to get it back to pain free. However, my right knee took a beating when my left knee was non weight bearing and now the Orthopedist says it needs a replacement too. Because I am 75 and have chronic kidney disease the orthopedic surgeon wanted my PCP to write a letter saying that my health is good enough for the TKR surgery. While working through the required testing I was looking for some way to reduce the pain (I don’t take any pain meds). I found a Sports physiotherapist who recommended using a light ankle weight on my right leg to gently stretch the tibia away from the femur thus allowing an opening between the bones to encourage the synovial fluid to lubricate the space between the bones. I wear it all day ( I do not wear the weight while I sleep) and I especially notice that it helps on my daily bike rides. The combination of circulating activity and light stretching really helps reduce the pain. I started wearing the ankle weight (1.5 lbs) three weeks ago. At that time I had a noticeable limp. The most recent exrays (taken 4/19/24) show that my right leg is 1/2 inch shorter than my left leg. Both legs were the same length after my left knee surgery in 2010. I had my husband take a video of me walking yesterday and after wearing the ankle weight for three weeks the limp is almost gone. I still can’t walk long distances up and down hills - but I took a 1.5 mile walk along the beach last week which I had not been able to do prior to wearing the ankle weight.
I hope you find this information helpful.

Stem cell. I wonder if this kind of treatment would be helpful.

Not sure what insurance you have, but gel injections have been approved by Medicare for several years. No problem getting the injections every six months.

Hello,
🙂 Give me a minute to get to your point….
I am finishing week 7 of TKR now.
It has been going so painfully (night and day-in so many various ways), I decided I was showing signs of light depression. So I am stopping in to see a counselor once a week and vent.
I am soooo very unhappy with the relentless work and discomfort TKR is taking of my life.
Now closer to the point. At week three I posted on this board the rhetorical question: by now orthopedic surgeons should be offering a fix for osteoarthritic knee pain other than this brutal surgery that take months to recover from.
I repeat this question here bc I just want to ‘light one candle’ and get doctor’s talking.
I will do all possible to avoid my second TKR to include an expensive custom brace.
I wish you the best in knee recovery. We seem to be stuck with the one way road to TKR.
Some folks do luck out and have fantastically quick recovery. Maybe this will be you.

This particular idea of a light ankle weight is intriguing, and certainly non-invasive.
Thank you. I am trying to save my other knee from sugery.
The point of the ‘off-loading’ braces take on the same approach. This would be far less expensive! 😊