moderate arthritis in knee

[Dashdog]

Originally Posted by Deserterer

I can already report results from the cortisone in my left knee. Even with the very small dose they gave me, my pain is dramatically improved almost to the point of no pain. For the first time in the 10 years that knee has bugged me, I had started to lose some mobility due to pain and stiffness. It feels 90% better now. I have no pain, and I have full mobility again for the first time in months.



Not much change on the right side where I had only the Synvisc, but I wasn't expecting any rapid changes there. I get the 2nd Synvisc shots next week. The pain is quite bearable on the right so I'm going to skip the cortisone again because I really want to see what Synvisc alone does

Thanks for the update. I am really leaning towards doing the cortisone injection .

[Deserterer]

Originally Posted by Dashdog

Thanks for the update. I am really leaning towards doing the cortisone injection .

Or be your own controlled study, like me. If both knees are similar get cortisone in one knee and viscosupplementation in the other. You could even ask the doctor not to tell you which is which until the experiment is a couple months old, if you want to do a "blind" study.



The Synvisc has the advantage of no long term side effects. But if you mostly need quick relief, go with the cortisone.

[Deserterer]

Got my 2nd round of Synvisc, 1 more to go next week...left knee that got the cortisone too still feels 90% better than before.