well, it seems as though there were no surprises to you.  but still, i hoped
for better news for you.  you're pain tolerance level must be incredible.  i
think it would dwive me quackers. ô¿ô  my fingers, eyes, ankles, arms (and
i'll even braid my hair) will be crossed for you, hoping the injections
really help you a lot.

if and when you need the knee replacement, duckie, will you be going the
traditional procedure (where the incision goes directly across the middle of
the knee) or the minimally invasive procedure (where the incision goes more
to one side of the center of the knee)?   both are total knee replacement
procedures.  recovery times and the amount of soft tissue damage are the
only differences, as far as i could tell.

kate

Well it official - my knee is ugly. lol

We have opted for the moment to inject the knee and see if I can manage
for a bit. If that fails, I am heading for a knee replacement. I don't
plan on living in pain and not being able to dance so we will see.

I am to call him when and if this doesn't work or when it begins to hurt
again. I am to go on to my PT appointments I scheduled already and get
things as strong as possible.

Good to know that I am not crazy. lol  That MRI looked nasty. The spot
that hurts is a black spot sitting on top of an eroded bone on bone
section. Good thing I have a high pain threshold. Not like having a baby
but you get the drift.

Cross your fingers that injection helps.

Duckie

I hope the injection works Duckie. I would hate to see you quack up. Sorry
bad choose.

I sure hope you get some help soon and that you will be back dancing so much
again that we will have to call you twinkle toes. ;-)

{{{{{{{Duckie}}}}}}}  Ouch! Good luck!

DeeTee

Arthritis Pain comes from many different sources. This may include
inflammation of the synovial membrane (which is tissue that lines the
joints), the tendons or the ligaments: muscle strain: and fatigue. A
combination of these factors will inevitably contribute to the
intensity of pain.
http://www.medical-health-care-information.com/encyclopedia/A/Arthritis.asp

Arthritis Pain varies considerably from person to person, for reasons
that can not be explained. The usual signs for pain include swelling
within the joint, the amount of redness or heat coming from the joint
and general stiffness which could come form continuous use and major
activities or literally just climbing out of bed.
How people cope with the pain really depends on their psychological
state, attitude and physical factors. But if you are not overcome from
this then I suggest you some drugs that will helpful for you Colchicine
and Zyloprim these drugs you can buy from any drugs store or online
selling site but before taking you need to much aware about your
problem so I suggest you one site that give you complete information
about the arthritis and I hope you can very soon overcome from the
arthritis. All the best take care your self.

Fingers crossed, Duckie!

Good luck!!

Bonnie

ain't it nice to know you aren't just hallucinating the pain?  lol

got everything crossed - I know ya gotta dance!