got to be at the hosp. then for the rebuilding of a redneck
guys at work called me the rebuild redneck some times lol

Good luck cotton! Hope they have you fixed up in no time!

Good luck!You'll be back on your feet in no time

Good luck. I just had my left knee and left ankle injected with cortisone about 30 minutes ago. I had X-Rays on my knee too.

Keith

I was doing the same thing with cortisone, but it was costing me $40 each time on my medicare supplement. The shots only seemed to help for a couple of months. A couple months later I was back for more shots. So, I decided to check out the VA where it wouldn't cost me anything. I was told there that cortisone will eventually erode the cartilage. They suggested a better option to try might be something called Euflexxa. It's a gel that won't erode the cartilage. You get one injection a week for 3 weeks. Then you are good to go for 6 months. If it works you can start a new series for another 6 months. They said some guys say it really works great. Some didn't. I'm in the first group, it was like a miracle. I've just started my second series about a month ago.

Check with your doctor. It's called Euflexxa. It sure was a better option for me.

The gel works only if you have cartilage left,, bone on bone won't work....I get cortisone in my shoulders, bone on bone, Doc said we can try the gel, but there's no place to put it, lol, sometimes it'll help for a couple months, not this last one though.

Good Luck....... you will be glad you fixed that knee..... in the future !! I've had 1 total knee(other on is shot),,,, 2 total hips....2 back fusions...both shoulders rebuilt.... heart stents...and they all were a short painful bump but they sure did improve my quality of life compared to doing nothing !!!

Good luck. Hope they fix your knee

Thanks. I've considered the Euflexxa. My doctor didn't recommend it back in August of 2024, the last time I got injected, because he said if it didn't work, he couldn't do anything else for 6 months. He didn't mention it today.

A few years ago, my next youngest brother injected Euflexxa in our dad and it worked well, so it would likely work for me.

It's very likely I will need a knee replacement at some time. I tore the rear root of my left medial meniscus in September of 2023 and retore it a week after the surgery, when I slipped getting out of the shower, when I was allowed to take my first post surgery shower. They didn't let me touch my foot to the ground for 6 weeks and 1 day, which truly sucked.

I don't feel or react to pain like most people. My siblings and mother don't either. I can feel pain, but you can't motivate me with it. I worry that I can cause damage to other parts of my leg and back, without knowing, if I let my knee go to far.

Pain compliance holds don't work on me at all. That made it harder when I used to teach them when I taught unarmed self defense.

Keith

I have a torn meniscus, but do have cartilage in the knee joint. That will eventually be gone if I continue with the cortisone shots. They can't repair the torn meniscus because I also have arthritis in the knee joint. They say if they repair the meniscus it will probably cause the arthritis to flare up and will need a replacement of the knee most likely. So, as long as the Euflexxa works so well I'll stick with that for now.

cotton: good luck with the surgery. Wish you the best. Prayers sent.