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Hyaluronic Acid Injections for Shoulder Arthritis
Joint Replacements | Last Active: Sep 27, 2025 | Replies (41)Comment receiving replies
Hiya Sue,
You mowed 1/3rd of an acre? That's the same size as our current lot. When I was in my 30s and 40s I'd mow the lawn, then got lazy and hired a service.
Update on my shoulder - I'm getting it replaced in early August. I waited too long with my knees and hip. I know full well this gets worse, not better. I do use 5% lidocaine patches at night (via Rx) and they help. We have a cruise coming up in early November. That gives me enough time to get the tough rehab out of the way.
Thanks for the info on the injections. I have had both big-toe joints fused with plates and metal, both knees replaced, and one hip. I will only have one shoulder and one hip that are the same as they were at birth (well, you know what I mean, no metal).
I am grateful to modern medicine for the advancements in joint replacements. They are all kind of mind boggling to me. I have also been very fortunate to have great ortho surgeons. All young men and women in their 30s to early 40s with great med school and residency pedigrees. The advances have made it possible for us to live a life (relatively) free of joint pain.
(I know not everyone here has a great outcome. Please don't give up until you get the answers you deserve. And in some cases it just doesn't work as well as you'd want. My thoughts are with all of you, hoping you find a solution.)
Joe
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Believe it or not, mowing is part of my shoulder PT! It was cool yesterday, so I managed it with just 3 short water breaks and finished in an hour. Slow! I used to be able to do it in 45 minutes. In the clinic, they had me pushing an eighty pound sled several hundred feet. Then he said "You can do this at home by pushing other things - shopping carts, mower..."
I am also doing PT cleaning off all the paint shelves in the basement and garage - carrying gallon paint cans out and putting them in boxes in my car to take to the hazardous waste disposal site next Saturday. So far, the oldest (open) can I found was dated 2002 - what are chances that's still good? A full can is 10# - the same weight as my kettle ball that I'm supposed to carry 500 feet with each arm 3 times a week.
Today, I am pulling all the boxes of paint spray cans, pesticides and automotive chemicals down to the floor. So far, I found 2 gallons of a pesticide banned in 2005 hidden in the locked cupboard for dangerous stuff. And a can of bearing grease with no lid that has been collecting random substances for probably a decade. What other treasures might I have?
Also pulling buckthorn, mulberry & ash seedlings. If I mind my form, do you think it is the same as pulling the 5 pound band? Thinking I might wash one window each day as part of my shoulder mobility exercise - instead of tracing circles on the wall?