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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Arthritis / March 2005Ugh. Can I have my new knees now please?
Warning - exhausted OA whine to follow..... If you remember, about a month ago I fell on the ice - twice in one week. Well, even though I didn't land directly on my knees, or even get a bruise, it's been rapidly downhill ever since. Today I just wanted to sit down and not have to stand up again until it was all better. Thank goodness my appointment is tomorrow because the really bad knee is just throbbing. The right knee can handle another round of Synvisc shots but the left knee? I'd very much prefer not to get shots in that knee ever again. It was pretty hellish the last time. You know it was an awful experience when surgery seems like the gentler option. My doc is very understanding and up to date so I know she'll have some good suggestions. I've tried all the pain relief methods i can think of. I'm tired, my knees are deeply tired and I'm maxed out the NSAIDs (and boy can I tell when they are wearing off). I'd probably get all teary eyes too if it didn't take energy or mean getting up for a kleenex. I miss my vioxx :-( Great Big Sigh. I know I'm lucky the OA is really bad in just 2 joints, that it could be more, that my problems are small compared with starving kids, wars and worse. I just feel so self-focused tonight. Thanks for listening. Katharine  SignatureSlowing down but not stopping To reply: zed oh que kay fourty two at sympatico dot ca Katherine, bad pain in "just" two joints can make you feel like the pain is all over your body. Bad pain is bad pain, and nobody wants it! My sympathy. Hope your RD has good ideas tomorrow. Gwen > Warning - exhausted OA whine to follow..... > [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > > Katharine Thanks Gwen, I appreciate that. I'm going to climb into bed, arrange pillows and hopefully get some decent sleep. Funny how my attitude improves with some rest > Katherine, bad pain in "just" two joints can make you feel like the pain is > all over your body. Bad pain is bad pain, and nobody wants it! My [quoted text clipped - 33 lines] > > > > Katharine ((((((((((Kath)))))))))))) I'm sorry to hear about your knees. Have you tried Mobic instead of Vioxx? I couldn't take vioxx so I tried Mobic and had no side effects and got good relief. This might help until you can get the relief you seek. debbie m. http://www.angelfire.com/ga2/angels1/ > Warning - exhausted OA whine to follow..... > [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > > To reply: zed oh que kay fourty two at sympatico dot ca I think that may be what she gave me today, except she called it Mobicox. It was a good appointment today. My doc listened to my frustrated venting while checking my knees and called it a OA/RA flare. When I said the right knee could wait a couple more months for treatment she gave it another once over, referred me for massage and (with a "first things first" voice) said "we have to get the pain sorted out so you can sleep" I love this lady. She started me on the Mobicox (sp?) to get the inflamation down and I go back for a cortisone shot in the bursis-something on Monday and she'll check it again. The week after that I start another series of Synvisc, except this time she suggested trying orthovisc as it might avoid the nasty reaction I had last time . She also said that it will be a long while before I'm a candidate for surgey so at least I can put that out of my mind and deal with now So, by noon I was headed for the pharmacy with 3 perscriptions and 4 joint needles in four weeks in my future. An hour later the mobic had made the day a bit better. I'm still very tired but at least I feel a little more postive and a lot less scared. Skip Thanks for support > ((((((((((Kath)))))))))))) > [quoted text clipped - 42 lines] > > > > To reply: zed oh que kay fourty two at sympatico dot ca This is good to hear. Hope you continue to improve, Sweetie. DeeTee ________________________________ DeeTee and Bob Taggart http://www.marykay.com/dtaggart3 http://mysite.verizon.net/vze8fwov/ ________________________________ >I think that may be what she gave me today, except she called it Mobicox. > It was a good appointment today. My doc listened to my frustrated venting [quoted text clipped - 77 lines] >> > >> > To reply: zed oh que kay fourty two at sympatico dot ca Thank you :) I just woke up from the nicest nap. Funny how we pa lite attention to sleep until we don't get much of it lol! > This is good to hear. Hope you continue to improve, Sweetie. > [quoted text clipped - 85 lines] > >> > > >> > To reply: zed oh que kay fourty two at sympatico dot ca ((((((((Skip))))))))) hoping the mobic and all the therapies put you right again - at least for a while! SignatureNann remove the Gator cheer to email me Simply the thing I am shall make me live --- William Shakespeare Thanks Nann :) You know, I finally bought a cane yesterday too. I've been denying it for awhile and some of them look so awful. While I was waiting for the perscription to be filled I decided it was time I got over it and took another look. Stuck in the middle of the rack was this stylish looking burgundy one with gold flecks that I knew was "the one" as soon as I laid eyes on it. Adjusted it as suggested here and stood there feeling tall and strong. I may carve out the grip to fit a little nicer but I walked out of the drug store with a can't-wait-to use-this feeling. Now I'm wondering why I waited so long lol! Skip > ((((((((Skip))))))))) > hoping the mobic and all the therapies put you right again - at least for a > while! > You know, I finally bought a cane yesterday too. I've been denying it for > awhile and some of them look so awful. While I was waiting for the [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > the drug store with a can't-wait-to use-this feeling. Now I'm wondering why > I waited so long lol! Cool! you were obviously waiting for *this* cane. Why waste time on the wrong cane? heehee SignatureNann remove the Gator cheer to email me Simply the thing I am shall make me live --- William Shakespeare > > You know, I finally bought a cane yesterday too. I've been denying it for > > awhile and some of them look so awful. While I was waiting for the [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > Cool! you were obviously waiting for *this* cane. Why waste time on the > wrong cane? heehee Lol! Maybe I should try this "method" next time I meet a guy ;-p Skip > remove the Gator cheer to email me > Simply the thing I am shall make me live --- William Shakespeare I am still using my cane in the mall and grocery. I got so used to it. Did you know that if you find a really heavy door [all businesses have them now] that that cane will take the pressure out of holding that heavy door while you sneak through. Just open, put the cane tip on the floor and let the door close to it -- tah tah. For some reason you would think it would knock the cane or the cane would get heavy but it doesn't. Then there is the grocery store - I am short - defying trick. That handle is handy for getting all items located three stories above my head. And for some reason all healthy items are located three stories up. Now if I wanted fruit loops.... Enjoy your new cane. Duckie > Thanks Nann :) > [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > >>while! Signature_('> (_<_) _ _('< -quack (_<_) _ __('< *QUACK!* <_{__) _('< "|,,|_" (_<_) _('< "AFLAC!" (_<_) Oops, my bad! Duckie, I think I sent my response to you instead of the group. Isn't the penalty for that handing over a chocolate bar? (grin) Skip > I am still using my cane in the mall and grocery. I got > so used to it. Did you know that if you find a really [quoted text clipped - 32 lines] > > > >>while! Not to worry -- I am posting with a bouncing baby email. rofl boing... quack, quack > Oops, my bad! Duckie, I think I sent my response to you instead of the > group. Isn't the penalty for that handing over a chocolate bar? (grin) > > Skip {{{Skip}}} Just a gentle hug, hon. DeeTee ________________________________ DeeTee and Bob Taggart http://www.marykay.com/dtaggart3 http://mysite.verizon.net/vze8fwov/ ________________________________ > Warning - exhausted OA whine to follow..... > [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > > Katharine My GP has just prescribed Lodine (etodolac). Any comments ? Is it any good. Does it affect your gut ? I have been taking diclofen for about 20 years and he would like to get me off it. Occasionally I take a celebrex just to show Pfizer that there is no ill feeling ! Peter {{{{{{{{{{{{{Katharine}}}}}}}}}}}}} Whine away. We understand. I love my new knee BTW. Duckie > Warning - exhausted OA whine to follow..... > [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > > Katharine Signature_('> (_<_) _ _('< -quack (_<_) _ __('< *QUACK!* <_{__) _('< "|,,|_" (_<_) _('< "AFLAC!" (_<_) Just letting you know I have been thinking of you and sending good thoughts and prayers your way. I sure hope you get some relief soon. SignatureLove and hugs to all Good thoughts coming your way too. Squirrely Jo > Warning - exhausted OA whine to follow..... > [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > > Katharine Thanks. I actually got some proper sleep last night and I'm sitting here now waiting for the mobic to kick in. My perspective on things is a little better today even tho the knees are busy throbbing. It will be while before they feel less painful but knowing it will happen helps Skip > Just letting you know I have been thinking of you and sending good thoughts > and prayers your way. [quoted text clipped - 33 lines] > > > > Katharine |
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