Hylauronic Gel Injections in the Knees...Anyone?

I made a mistake by having a steroid injection in mid-December. The injection worked with my knee pain for about two weeks.The knee pain returned, and having the same pain in my other knee before, I requested a knee replacement.
The doctor told me that surgery has to be postponed for three months due to the steroid injection. She did warn me, but I wanted immediate pain relief. If I only had a crystal ball to look into my future. I was warned, so the doctor did her job.
She prescribed a brace and a cane to get around till mid- March. I am in pain management, so no more pills for me. I made a regrettable error. I hope I can prevent this from happening to someone else.
Blessings!

@gingerw
Tell me how the radio frequency ablation will help with some bone on bone pain. I am ignorant of the procedure for knee bone on bone pain.

@kathleen1314 The RFA uses a heated electric probe to "burn" the nerve sheath around an affected area. This basically kills off the sensation of pain/discomfort.

In fact, I did have this procedure done. As it was in my right knee, it was referred to as a genicular radio frequency ablation. The temporary nerve block done ahead of time, to see if a RFA might work, was successful, then came the approval period for the procedure. It was not painless, to be sure! It created a feeling of a very painful sunburn deep in the affected area as the heated probe burned the nerve sheath. There is a varying amount of time with no pain, from 2 months to 2 years. For me, it was not successful.

Working with a good orthopedic doctor is crucial. Their expertise in "getting to the right area" to treat is so important. Here is an article from Northwestern Medicine that you will find helpful: https://www.nm.org/conditions-and-care-areas/treatments/genicular-nerve-ablation
I hope this helps give you some information? By the way, I am not a good surgical candidate for knee replacement due to co-existing health conditions.
Ginger

@gingerw I had a right knee replacement four years ago and now my right knee hurts considerably. My left knee is bone on bone and I do not want to have another knee replacement. My option was to have the ablation done on both my knees in March. I had the test done on each day at a separate time and it appeared to work. I just wanted to get your thoughts or anyone else’s thoughts on the knee ablations it appears it didn’t work for you. I hope you’re in the minority and I’m sorry that happened if anybody has any information, please let me know recovery period etc. I’m doing it locally and I’ve been told it will only take an hour and a half to do both of them and I’ll walk in and walk out. I find out a little hard to believe but I’d like to be verified. Thank you.

@dee125 Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect! I sincerely hope that it will work for you. I have a friend, now passed, who did this procedure on her shoulder, with great success, and repeated it several times over many years.

There is an older discussion in the Bones and Joint support group that you can read through: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/knee-and-hip-nerve-ablation/
This may give you some insight.

Remember, there are varying degrees of success with any procedure. My orthopedic doctor recommended I consider an implantable pain unit that would require wearing a battery pack. It is fairly new on the market, and I would be his first patient doing that. I politely declined, not wanting to be a/his guinea pig! Personally, I am thinking of trying acupuncture, again.

Let's see who else may respond to your request for insight!
Ginger