Yup knee injections. I have bone on bone in both knees. At night the pain is so bad any way I position my legs it hurts. After two bad falls it's a tad worse. I'm not a candidate for knee replacement. I went for knee injections. It lasted for six months. I was able to lessen the doseage on my pain mess. Now I'm do for another jiffy lube. It's working for me.

Hope it keeps working.
Good Luck

Been doing it every 6 months for nearly 4 years now. Only the right knee so far - but the left is showing signs of needing it. I've had Euflexxa (3 shot series) a few times, and Hyalgan (5 shot series) twice now, but have never tried the Synvisc (1 shot) variety. For me the 5-shot Hyalgan series seems to work the best.

I'm due for my next lube job in a couple of months. It is starting to wear off....

I had the injections in my right knee about 8 months ago. It has worked fairly well, but I will need to get it re-done pretty soon.

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Miss Buddies crsides & fat tom

I get the same injection on my left knee. Sometimes 3 shots a year it works for me but working on your feet 10 hour days sure don't help.

I had only a 40% reduction on pain from my inj in my R knee, and it only lasted less than 2 months... much less than the same treatment I had on my R shoulder...

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be safe,enjoylife,journey well

For some reason I thought this thread was about Chinese food.

Or low fat hot dogs.

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So many S&W's, so few funds!!

Why are you not a replacement candidate? Sounds like you should be.

What do chicken combs, chicken feet, and beaks have to do with knee problems and knee surgery?

What am I missing here? Is this something I should ask my doctor about?

I had the injection 2 weeks ago. Wow what a difference it's made. My pain is gone and the therapy is working.

I think you grind them up and inject them into your knee.

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Don

The procedure is actually called viscosupplementation. In this procedure, a gel-like fluid called is injected into the knee joint. It acts as a lubricant to enable bones to move smoothly over each other and as a shock absorber for joint loads. People with osteoarthritis have a lower-than-normal concentration of hyaluronic acid in their joints. The theory is that adding hyaluronic acid to the arthritic joint will facilitate movement and reduce pain.

I think an ingredient in the gel-like substance is chicken combs!

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It's close to real cartalege as they can get. It takes away the bone n bone pain. I had the torn cartalege removed in both knees. I wish they could Krazy glue the torn cartalege. I hope they offer something new as a replacement cartalege soon. Maybe a hard silicone.

I had the 3-shot series a few years ago on my right knee. Helped a lot with the pain particularly during sleep. A few things not yet mentioned that help me:

1) Slide a thick pillow -- I put two older "king size" together -- under the knee while in bed. Helps remove strain.

2) Use a cane while walking. Top of cane should come to your open hand on your good side; i.e., opposite your worst knee.

2) I wear a big heavy knee brace designed by DonJoy for the VA during exercise & at the range. Takes a few fittings to get right. I used to wear it under my pants over a sheath but the velcro tore my skin after a few hours. Now I wear it over my workout pants & cargo pants. Protects the remaining tissue.

Many doctors seem to prefer injections to prosthetics -- canes, braces, & implants -- but the combo works for me. Good luck!

With my luck I would get an uncontrollable urge to crow at dawn or lay an egg, neither would be appreciated by the Mrs.

I had 4 injections approximately 6 months apart, before they no longer seemed to do any good. I'm now taking Meloxicam 15mg one a day, and I haven't been so pain free for years. It takes about 10 days to 2 weeks before they build up enough in your system to eliminate the pain, but then 1 p/day keeps the pain away. The great thing is they are cheap, less than $2 per mo co-pay.

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