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This marks the first time I've made a comment on a forum. Not sure how this is going to come across to people, but here I go. I'm a middle-aged man who had, and still has an unusual passion for weight training. I was a competitive powerlifter during the 80's and managed to win a couple of state championships and to place in the top five of two national championships. That was over 30 years ago and believe me, I'm paying for it now. To put it bluntly, I'm pretty much a train wreck from the hips down. I've tried EVERYTHING. Glucosamine, Chondroitin, pounds and pounds of MSM, DMSO, SAMe; and every one of those compounds I gave at least six month trials. I may as well have been mixing Kool Aid in the water or popping M & M's. I don't know what the hell it is about my body, but when pain decided to take up residence in any part of my anatomy, it was there for good.
Now I don't imagine that a good amount of people on this forum have done any back squats with 650+ pounds on their backs or have done any deadlifts with 670 to 700 pounds. I know now that the sport of powerlifting, done for any appreciable length of time, is bad news for the joints, but had anyone tried to tell me that at the time I was in the middle of it, I'd have thought they were either plain jealous or they didn't know what they were talking about. I surely wish that person would've have come along because every time I get out of bed in the morning, it's a new adventure in pain; knees and hips both. I've looked at synvisc one injections, partial and whole knee replacements, and stem cell treatment, but the cost is terribly unreasonable. Knee replacements in the U.S. are forty-thousand dollars average. This might be an absurd statement, but it didn't cost me forty-thousand dollars to get this much pain; in fact I got it for free. Why does it have to cost so damn much to get rid of it? If anyone has any suggestions that I haven't listed, I'd sure like to hear them. Thank you.
This marks the first time I've made a comment on a forum. Not sure how this is going to come across to people, but here I go. I'm a middle-aged man who had, and still has an unusual passion for weight training. I was a competitive powerlifter during the 80's and managed to win a couple of state championships and to place in the top five of two national championships. That was over 30 years ago and believe me, I'm paying for it now. To put it bluntly, I'm pretty much a train wreck from the hips down. I've tried EVERYTHING. Glucosamine, Chondroitin, pounds and pounds of MSM, DMSO, SAMe; and every one of those compounds I gave at least six month trials. I may as well have been mixing Kool Aid in the water or popping M & M's. I don't know what the hell it is about my body, but when pain decided to take up residence in any part of my anatomy, it was there for good.
Now I don't imagine that a good amount of people on this forum have done any back squats with 650+ pounds on their backs or have done any deadlifts with 670 to 700 pounds. I know now that the sport of powerlifting, done for any appreciable length of time, is bad news for the joints, but had anyone tried to tell me that at the time I was in the middle of it, I'd have thought they were either plain jealous or they didn't know what they were talking about. I surely wish that person would've have come along because every time I get out of bed in the morning, it's a new adventure in pain; knees and hips both. I've looked at synvisc one injections, partial and whole knee replacements, and stem cell treatment, but the cost is terribly unreasonable. Knee replacements in the U.S. are forty-thousand dollars average. This might be an absurd statement, but it didn't cost me forty-thousand dollars to get this much pain; in fact I got it for free. Why does it have to cost so damn much to get rid of it? If anyone has any suggestions that I haven't listed, I'd sure like to hear them. Thank you.
The best supplement for you would be curcumin. It is from the spice turmeric.
If you are that damaged, I don't think any supplement will help. You already tried glucosamine and chondroiton. Those are the main supplements that could have helped. Turmeric is supposed to be for inflammation but I don't think it would help too much.
People have knee replacements all the time, it seems, especially as they get into their old age. You got it young due to what you did to your body, unfortunately. With so many people getting knee replacements, there must be a way to pay for it unless these people are on Medicare and Medicare covers it more cheaply.
What did your physician and/or orthopedic surgeon suggest?
The last orthopaedic surgeon I saw suggested a partial knee replacement. However, as I've been suffering with osteoarthritis for the last 10 years, I've had to adjust my gait, which has affected my opposite hip. It's a matter of money. I have insurance, but like all health insurances, I have to pay the deductible and then 20 per cent afterwards. Looks like I'll be riding the pain train for quite some time more.
If you are that damaged, I don't think any supplement will help. You already tried glucosamine and chondroiton. Those are the main supplements that could have helped. Turmeric is supposed to be for inflammation but I don't think it would help too much.
People have knee replacements all the time, it seems, especially as they get into their old age. You got it young due to what you did to your body, unfortunately. With so many people getting knee replacements, there must be a way to pay for it unless these people are on Medicare and Medicare covers it more cheaply.
I'm still too young for medicare. I have health insurance, but like most plans, I have to pay the deductible and then 20 per cent afterwards. Money is the main obstacle and always has been. I've looked into having surgery done overseas where it's cheaper than here in the states. It's still on the table as a viable option. Thank you for your input.
This marks the first time I've made a comment on a forum. Not sure how this is going to come across to people, but here I go. I'm a middle-aged man who had, and still has an unusual passion for weight training. I was a competitive powerlifter during the 80's and managed to win a couple of state championships and to place in the top five of two national championships. That was over 30 years ago and believe me, I'm paying for it now. To put it bluntly, I'm pretty much a train wreck from the hips down. I've tried EVERYTHING. Glucosamine, Chondroitin, pounds and pounds of MSM, DMSO, SAMe; and every one of those compounds I gave at least six month trials. I may as well have been mixing Kool Aid in the water or popping M & M's. I don't know what the hell it is about my body, but when pain decided to take up residence in any part of my anatomy, it was there for good.
Now I don't imagine that a good amount of people on this forum have done any back squats with 650+ pounds on their backs or have done any deadlifts with 670 to 700 pounds. I know now that the sport of powerlifting, done for any appreciable length of time, is bad news for the joints, but had anyone tried to tell me that at the time I was in the middle of it, I'd have thought they were either plain jealous or they didn't know what they were talking about. I surely wish that person would've have come along because every time I get out of bed in the morning, it's a new adventure in pain; knees and hips both. I've looked at synvisc one injections, partial and whole knee replacements, and stem cell treatment, but the cost is terribly unreasonable. Knee replacements in the U.S. are forty-thousand dollars average. This might be an absurd statement, but it didn't cost me forty-thousand dollars to get this much pain; in fact I got it for free. Why does it have to cost so damn much to get rid of it? If anyone has any suggestions that I haven't listed, I'd sure like to hear them. Thank you.
After a couple days of consideration, I've opted to give Synvisc a try. At least I'll have a few months of pain relief before I set up an appointment for a knee replacement. Thanks to all for your input.
Ask your doc about taking meloxicam, a super-cheap anti-inflammatory which is great for arthritis aches.
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