i also had the ACDF surgery. everything seemed ok but when i took xray's in for my 6 week checkup their was 1 screw coming out so after a month, back in the hospital to get it repaired. all seems ok although it didn't relieve all the pain.
My new knee doc is seeking approval as well for the shots. He said he's had success even with resistant insurance companies I'd he does a full write up and request for coverage. Should have changed orth knee docs sooner.
Im new to this board and seeing a hand and elbow specialist on the 18th. How did your CuTS turn out 4 years later? Thanks.
About 97% Ulnar decompression repair and transposition via submuscular. Slight atrophy at base of thumb. Ever so slight pins-and-needles, which I really don't notice. Finger (last two) strength near 100% and thumb strength about 90%. A zillion times better than pre-op.
I've had one injection of Euflexxa, due to have my 2nd on Tuesday. Before the injection I had constant pain and couldn't sleep, walk downstairs, stand for long periods, etc. The day after the first injection I was walking downstairs like I used to as a young person. I walked 2 1/2 miles today with no pain whatsoever! I cannot imagine how good my knee, back, etc will feel after the 3rd injection. I think I must have been walking funny too, because my back/hip no longer hurt either. Euflexxa gave me my life back. I'm a happy camper!
I've had one injection of Euflexxa, due to have my 2nd on Tuesday. Before the injection I had constant pain and couldn't sleep, walk downstairs, stand for long periods, etc. The day after the first injection I was walking downstairs like I used to as a young person. I walked 2 1/2 miles today with no pain whatsoever! I cannot imagine how good my knee, back, etc will feel after the 3rd injection. I think I must have been walking funny too, because my back/hip no longer hurt either. Euflexxa gave me my life back. I'm a happy camper!
What took you so long to get the Euflexxa shots? Just kiddin'!
I had my 3 Euflexxa shots almost 2 years ago, and my knee feels great. I'm still waiting for the shots to wear off. No doubt the shots allowed me to use my knee more without pain, and thus I was able to build up the muscles around the knee and in the leg, which helped too.
On a scale of 1 to 10, before the Euflexxa shots my knee was a 2 or 3...and now almost 2 years after the Euflexxa shots my knee is [still] a 9.
Infla, You guys are awesome. JB, I have been perusing some of the old boards and feel like I was watching your journey through these boards. I am looking at a TKR on my left knee, probably his summer, as it is bad enough that I have to use an immobilizer to walk most of the time. I wanted to wait, but I was told in 2005 that I needed it, when a microfracture surgery failed. I screwed around for several years, losing more and more function to pain, but never really thought about TKR again until last year. When I went back they told me I was too young. Six years ago I needed it right then, but six years later I was too young. Since then I have moved to the Twin Cities and have been majorly impressed with their VA hospital. I met a new Ortho guy that tried cortisone and then Hyalgan shots, but he was also pretty confident that my knee was totaled and needed an overhaul. The cortisone shot lasted four days and the Hyalgan lasted almost a month. I called this week and left him a message that the pain is back and we need to move forward. I will turn 39 before the surgery, because I can't do it until my son is out of school for the summer, so I will almost fall into the 40's category.
I was really scared at first, and have chickened out many times, telling myself it isn't that bad, that the immobilizer will keep me moving. Until my son asked if we could go to the State Fair..... Neither of us has ever been to one and we are right here, so close to it. I can't walk, though. I can't play frisbee with him, I can't teach him to ice skate. I can't even help him work on his swimming moves. I needed to pull up my big girl panties and be a mom.
So I pulled them up by the elastic, and went to the first doc but he said I was too young, I wanted to smack the dog crap out of him. He was in his 70's and had one done, he said, it wasn't for young people. I asked him if he could swim and walk and go shopping. He said, "of course". I can't do those things, and in 20 years when I am 'old enough', my kid isn't going to be a kid anymore, and he isn't going to want to play frisbee with his mom.
I went to a different Doc and found one that agreed with me. He looked at the CT's and MRIs and said, "you are bone on bone, damn." I don't care if I have to get a replacement in 15 years, and I don't care if it hurts and sucks for a year, I will be a good mom in a year. So thank you for helping me understand what all this truly entails, and helping me get ready. I am still scared as a squirrel in a blender, but I know what I am facing and what the results will likely be. Rock on!
I received my first of three Euflexxa hyaluronic acid (HA) injection for my osteoarthritis knee on Friday.
I'm curious to know if anyone else has received Euflexxa injections for an OA knee and what the results were.
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Well, I received my 1st of 3 this Monday, 2 days ago. When the shot was administered (one in each knee), it had the same feeling going in as a hydrocortisone shot. The main difference was there was pain about 30 seconds later in each knee that can be best described as alot of pressure. It felt more like it was discomforting versus painful. I tried to get up almost immediately to walk on the knees...DON'T DO THIS! OUCH! The doctor's asst. said sit down for a few minutes which is all I really COULD DO as the pain was very severe standing on them.
They were sore the remainder of the day. I am VERY HAPPY to report (48 hrs later being today) that I am really looking forward to shots #2 and 3 as my normally painful knees are doing much better. I only pray these shots last over 6 months because it can get expensive for this therapy.
I am going to put my knees to the test after my 3rd shots where I'll try slowly getting back into alot of physical activity I do such as officiating soccer and playing racquetball.
Well, I just returned from playing 18 holes of golf (shot 71) and my knee is totally painless. I have only had the original 3 injections back in June 2010. I wish you the same pain-free results that I have had.
You better believe I'm riding! I'm almost 3 years out from my 1st TKR. Still have absolutely no regrets. Limitations??? that's another thing. As good as the new knees are, they just aren't mine. I get fatuged if I walk long distances and I do have trouble climbing stairs. They do ache once in awhile, but compared to the bone on bone that I had, I would do it again in a heartbeat.
This past summer DW and I took the bike and spent 2 weeks riding in North Carolina, from the Smokies to Nags Head and everywhere in between, had a blast!
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C5-C6 Diskectomy & Fusion 9-15-98
Right Torn Medial Menicus 5-10-99
Right TKR 3-31-10
Left TKR 7-7-10
Sweet!!! I have had a couple of days that I forgot I had the replacement so far, it is a good feeling. The leg is still a little swollen, and it feels warmer than the other, and I am five months out. I have been riding by stationary bike and doing lots of excercises! I lived in NC for 15 years and love the mountains there, glad you are getting to ride.
Every day is a little better than the last. They say ir takes a full year to completely heal, and I think that's about right. But I'll tell you, even at 2 years out, both my knees are still numb, well, the skin around them is
I hope that you had a great Christmas and be safe if you do anything tomorrow night. DW and I plan on continuing our tradition - she falls asleep at 10 and me at 1201, lol.
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C5-C6 Diskectomy & Fusion 9-15-98
Right Torn Medial Menicus 5-10-99
Right TKR 3-31-10
Left TKR 7-7-10
We have the same New Years tradition! He might have made it to 1030, but probably not.
My PT said most people never regain all the feeling in the skin around the incision, Mine isn't coming back soon, I know that. I think I messed something up in it carrying my 100 pound son when he messed up his foot, don't know if I should exercise it more or let it rest to get past this little snarl-up. Mostly it hurts when the knee sags medially (like when I am laying down or getting into the car), feels like it is ripping, just like before the replacement. Bleh. I keep planning for biking and hiking next summer, and skiing next winter, and today I got pretty bummed out thinking I wasn't going to be able to do any of it, like the whole surgery and recovery were for nothing. Just generally whiny and tired of it. Nothing a good nap and an icepack can't cure! and maybe a beer with the game tonight...
This thread has been so informative. I have been deliberating over the Euflexxa shots for awhile. Had two arthroscopies in the last year which have seemed to "stir up" arthritis which had not really bothered me before. I have had alot of cortisone shots in the past and they don't bother me at all. But, awhile ago, I read a post on this board in which the person talked about how excruciating the Euflexxa shots were. I let that influence me and never got them. I am going on a trip to Paris in 9 weeks and need to be able to walk comfortably. After the posts here, it seems like they are not overly painful to get and can work wonders. Thanks for all your info, Barb
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Re: Euflexxa (HA) Injections In Knee 
Just kiddin'! 
Re: Euflexxa (HA) Injections In Knee 
