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One knee replacement and will never have another one!
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I take Turmeric (200mg) and Boswellia serrata (100 mg)
UC-II (40mg) BioPerrine ( 5 mg). I have been taking these herbs since 2017 and they were keeping my right knee relatively pain free until I had a bike accident in Sept 2023. I broke my left forearm and fractured my left tibia right where it joins with my partial artificial knee.
Both of these breaks healed well but I was not allowed to take any supplements while I was in the hospital and I had to hop on my right leg/knee since my left leg was in a non weight bearing brace for six weeks while it healed.
During that time of hopping and not taking any supplements my right knee became very painful. That is when I talked to the orthopedic surgeon who said I could not have knee surgery until I got clearance from my cardiologist. The cardiologist would not clear me for elective surgery due to abnormal EKG results so I needed to find an alternative to TKR. I had PRP injections in January this year and as soon as I was
cleared for exercise the PT had me strengthening my glutes and calf muscles as well as resuming my supplements. So now my right knee is considerably less painful - but still not as pain free as my left knee which has the partial knee replacement.
I hope you can find a program that works for you to relieve your pain.
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Thank you so much, it took me a while to find your response. I will order those today. I have a boatload of supplements and have spent a fortune on them but I had never heard of Boswellia serrata (100 mg) ,UC-II (40mg) and BioPerrine ( 5 mg). I have terrible GERD and the Turmeric was very hard on me but I think it was a stronger amount. I'm going to try your routine. Another thing I saw on another PT was the way I walk was not the best. I tend to put a lot of my weight on my heels and he said to walk almost as if you are sneaking up on something, I think he said "walking lightly". It does seem to help but old habits die hard and I have to constantly remind myself to do that. Can't wait to try your supplements.
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Thank you very much for your input! I am so sorry for all that you have been through! I do take Tumeric, and it has BioPerrine in it, but I wrote down those other two supplements and will look for them and give them a try. I am also going to work on strengthening my glutes and calf muscles every other day. So glad that your right knee is now less painful. Honestly, knee pain is just so debilitating! Thanks again!