hi been along time. glad to be back. left knee swelling again. sometimes flexablity is limited.time to go back to dr. to see whay is going on.good night. its later here in the poconos in pennsylvania....
Hi jill. I also have pvns.Diagnoised last sept 2009.Started cortison injections last month. Has not helped the swelling. but pain has been minamal.I won't go into a long story. You can read my thread...
To golitho, Hi. .Pvns is caused by something going wrong in the body.The body attacks itself similar to RA. If left go and not managed it can eat away at the joint. Its very rare.You can have the...
Hi Aussiepvns, Welcome to this site.I am just trying steriod injections for now.My knee still swells. But pain is not to bad.I see you are a Mom of 3 little ones. It must be very difficult to get...
Update Went to Doctor today. Pvns is growing back in my left knee. Not enough to have surgery yet.Got a shot of steroids in my knee for swelling and pain .hope it helps....
This is what happened to me. Pigmented villonodullar synovitis. Is an autoimune {body attacking it self } there is a change in the synovium fluid in the knee and there is this abnormal growth going...
hi I am new here. I might have joined this site before . Don't remember oh well. I had sugery Sept.2008 on left knee.Been doing ok.Knee gets stiff and swells at times.Had another MRI in...