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Posted 3/5/2007 2:13 PM (GMT 0)
I have severe knee pain in both knees i have osteo in both i have been taking glucocamin pills to see if it helps. I need to get in touch with my family doc and have them re xrayed as i believe that they have gotten worse i can almost not even walk on them at times. They feel swollen and applied ice packs to help as well but still have problems can someone tell me what they have found works best for u to releive some symtoms thanks Twiggy2
Posted 3/6/2007 11:32 AM (GMT 0)
Hey there Twiggy (love the name!)

Some have found that the stronger dose of Glucosamine & Chondroitin works better along with MSN. Add that to some Omega Fish Oil and that's a pretty good combo for helping cushion the joints a bit & aid in pain. Also, Tylenol or Advil if you can take it.

Ice & elevation helps a great deal when resting. I keep my knees wrapped to compress them with an ACE bandadge, helps stabalize the joint.

Do you think you qualify for a knee replacement? The Synvisc injections are pretty new & I've heard peeps get good results with that for OA of the knee.

Keep in touch!
Posted 3/8/2007 1:54 PM (GMT 0)

Hello Twiggy!

You poor thing. Your knees sound so painful. My pain isn't as severe as yours and mostly in my spine. When my knees act up I take 1000mg Tylenol every 4 hours (doctor recommended). I put my legs up, with a rolled pillow under my knees to keep them bent and put a baby blanket, folded, around my knees to keep the heat in. It does help but it's no cure. It's also hard to get things done sitting in a chair. For my spine, I use a large ice pack for about 20 minutes or so, followed by a long heating pad for 20 minutes or so. I was amazed that it really did help. I even notice that the next day the spine is better. Until I move the wrong way and it all starts in again. My physical therapist always says "Ice, followed by heat". I laughed but she was right.

I hope you find some answers for your pain. It gets so frustrating, doesn't it? Modern medicine can replace the heart with a new one but it still can't relieve the pain of something as old as arthritis.  

Posted 3/9/2007 3:05 AM (GMT 0)
hi, there is a a knee injection, Synvisc, I think. Go see an orthopeadic Doc and have him x-ray your knees. Good luck, I have this too. The injections are very expensive, but I think most insurances cover. Also, try motrin or advil. These meds work on the muscles and inflammation.
Posted 3/10/2007 4:53 AM (GMT 0)
Twiggy

My wife had severe pain in both knees.  She learned about the "blue stuff" to ease the pain.  Its called BLUE-EMU.  I rubbed it on her knees and it stopped the pain.  I also use it on my hands when they sting so bad I can't stand it.  Try the BLUE-EMU.  It works.

Posted 3/12/2007 11:14 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks everyone for the replies, i am doing what ever i can to ease the pain, i will keep u posted as too how i am doing thanks Twiggy2

Posted 3/14/2007 2:12 PM (GMT 0)
Twiggy
hi i have the same problem in my knee with be swollen that i cant even walk and also it moved to my ankle on the other side of my leg i just woke up like that. went to ortho. but said i had to see ruemtolgiest went there and after lots of blood work found out that i had hlb 27 that you get from your mother and father at first they thought it was monarthritis now they found out the it is spondyloarthritis. does your knee feel hot to the touch?for inflamation cold packs are the best not heat and it is very important that you see a doctor on this for the right medicine the more longer you wait the harder it is to control
Posted 3/19/2007 5:54 AM (GMT 0)
I just had orthoscopic debridement on my knee 2 weeks ago. They found the cartilage under the knee cap wearing away. I used to have constant pain in the front, sides and down my shins. Both my knees are effected. I presume this is arthritis as the xrays showed deteriation in both knees.

When I was in constant pain, only Celebrex did the trick. But this was scary to take as I also have UC and you should not use these type of meds. I try to use only Tylenol arthritis, ice and heat now. Since the surgery, the constant pain is gone, but any sudden movements cause pain. It may take a month or so to heal. My other knee is now taking the brunt of the pain.

I was told I should not use a treadmill, eliptical, run, squat, etc. etc and I am a housekeeper for a large facility doing floor and carpet work. This will just accelerate the process and I could end up in bad shape long before I could retire. Swimming or walking are the only excersizes I can do now.
Oh, I should lose 10-15 lbs!

I do take omega 369 and don't really know what or if it helps. I did try MSM, glucosomine and condritin but found no improvement. I have read you need a high dose and it may take months to start to work.
Posted 3/19/2007 4:28 PM (GMT 0)
awe twiggy2 hun, I hope you'll feel better soon...... I have Osteoarthritis in my back not in the knees yet, wish I could help you out......
(((Soft Hugz))) and lots of them, Keep us posted then and Take Care okay
more (((HUGZ)))
Posted 3/19/2007 6:32 PM (GMT 0)
Mom has OA in her knees and has had great success with the Synvisc injections. These are given as a series of 3 injections into each knee. The old fluid is removed and the synthetic fluid is injected, all withthe sam needle and although it hurts some, Mom says it's really nothing compared to the relief she gets afterward.

Her first set of synvisc gave her significant relief for 3 years. It's 2 years since her last set and she's leaning towards having it done again.

In addition, I've been using LidoDerm patches on my knees. There was a large clinical trial going on with these to compare the relief of the patches to that offered by Celebrex. The results were impressive and were leaning towards equal relief. Unfortunately, that was at the same time that Vioxx and Celebrex were pulled from the market and now the drug companies are reluctant to use those meds in a trial, so I guess we may never see the final outcome of those studies. Sigh.
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