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Jan O'Keeffe - 24 Sep 2006 00:49 GMT

The following is from my sister. Does this sound right--just get used to
the pain? Jan O'

>>Yesterday, I had my appointment with the Orthopedic Knee Specialist. I
>>guess the good news is that he says the space between my knee joints
>>"looks pretty good for a 69-year old woman." The bad news is that he says
>>that means my knee problems are arthritic and I will "just have to learn
>>to live with the pain!" He doesn't want to give me any cortisone
>>injections as he says that just increases the risk of more degeneration in
>>the joint.

Of course, he is having me come back for an MRI and a follow-up appointment
just to be sure I don't have a stress fracture as I have pain about half way
down my leg.<<

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d'huit - 24 Sep 2006 02:18 GMT

no, jan. it doesn't sound right.

that is old school mentality, instructing a patient that she will just "just
have to learn to live with the pain." it sounds like she needs another
doctor. does she have a rheumatologist? what kind of arthritis does she
have? pain halfway down her leg from her knee down or from her hip down?

kate

The following is from my sister. Does this sound right--just get used to
the pain? Jan O'

>>Yesterday, I had my appointment with the Orthopedic Knee Specialist. I
>>guess the good news is that he says the space between my knee joints
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>>injections as he says that just increases the risk of more degeneration in
>>the joint.

Of course, he is having me come back for an MRI and a follow-up appointment
just to be sure I don't have a stress fracture as I have pain about half way
down my leg.<<

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Harvey R. Stone - 25 Sep 2006 00:16 GMT

> no, jan. it doesn't sound right.
>
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>
> kate

My thoughts and questions also..
Harv

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ladylove77 - 24 Sep 2006 04:46 GMT

No, it doesn't sound right. You don't just have to live with arthritis pain
in the knee. There's always Synvisc to try, or the one Fire Chief had in
his knee last week, neither of which is cortisone. There is also pain
medication available that could help. And finally, there is a knee
replacement. She needs to change doctors.
Gwen

> The following is from my sister. Does this sound right--just get used to
> the pain? Jan O'
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> appointment just to be sure I don't have a stress fracture as I have pain
> about half way down my leg.<<

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Nanny - 25 Sep 2006 00:27 GMT

Gwen, gently disagreeing. I've had all the things you mentioned below, and
I still have pain in the knee area, just not to the degree it was before my
TKR. Synvisc was useless to me, and cortisone treatments only work
short-term for me. Just from my own experience, I'll have to stick by my
original thought; that, in fact, most of us DO have to live with a certain
degree of pain. Nanny

> No, it doesn't sound right. You don't just have to live with arthritis
> pain in the knee. There's always Synvisc to try, or the one Fire Chief
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>> appointment just to be sure I don't have a stress fracture as I have pain
>> about half way down my leg.<<

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Nanny - 25 Sep 2006 00:24 GMT

Jan, in answer to your question, yes and no. With Arthritis and Fibro, no
matter what you do or do not do, no matter what medications you take, I
believe one does have to learn to live with a certain degree of pain.
However, anyone should be able to get the medication required to "take the
edge off" the pain level. Nanny

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