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This may be the latest generation of HA products. My friend is having them and she's reporting benefits.
I had SynVisc about 15 yrs ago and they did nothing for me, and then Eufflexa about 8 yrs ago and again nothing...maybe this Supartz FX is what I'll try. I'll talk to my D.O. next week and ask if this is the one he now uses.
Synvisc and Supartz are two brands of viscosupplementation. They both can be administered in your doctor’s office. The biggest difference between Synvisc and Supartz is in the number of injections needed.
Synvisc (hylan G-F 20) is given in three separate injections of 2 mL each. The injections are given one week apart. Synvisc-One is a version that can be given in a single dose of 6 mL. The advantage of Synvisc-One is that you probably won’t have to visit the doctor as often. This can help reduce inconvenience and hold costs down.
Supartz (sodium hyaluronate) is given in a series of three or five injections of 2.5 mL each. The injections are also usually given one week apart from each other.
I don't believe any of these injections harm, often they just don't help. Unless one gets an infection from the needle or other means. I know that harm.
I didn't bother to check for side effects on this Monovisc as I thought it was like all the other HA type injections and I've had two different types and never side effects but they did not do any good. Only this is one big injection. I have no interest in it regardless.
A friend got help with the Monovisc years back and I remember her telling me about it.
Plus from the pharma groups, all the drugs are so harmless or are they?
I didn't bother to check for side effects on this Monovisc as I thought it was like all the other HA type injections and I've had two different types and never side effects but they did not do any good. Only this is one big injection. I have no interest in it regardless.
A friend got help with the Monovisc years back and I remember her telling me about it.
Plus from the pharma groups, all the drugs are so harmless or are they?
They sure aren't...but at least they've been thoroughly tested...people tend to think "natural" stuff is always safe and that's not the case.
I didn't bother to check for side effects on this Monovisc as I thought it was like all the other HA type injections and I've had two different types and never side effects but they did not do any good. Only this is one big injection. I have no interest in it regardless.
A friend got help with the Monovisc years back and I remember her telling me about it.
Plus from the pharma groups, all the drugs are so harmless or are they?
Again, it is all in doing research first.
Every drug, Rx, OTC and (yes-even supplements) has side effects varying from mild to very serious and life threatening depending on the person and the med.
Any human being can react to any med in any way. I just had a severe reaction to a med that I have had several times before, it happens
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