Voltaren Gel

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Sorry for the double posting but Voltaren is something most of us can

benefit from.

Since I am disabled I am on medicare - which doesn't cover the Voltaren

patches. Even so, I bought a " 90-day " supply of them a few months ago,

along with the gel. Since having right TKR (October 8), I have been on

prednisone (16 mg/day) for my autoimmune diseases, and that helps a lot with

joint pain in general. Hence, I have only used the patches (brand name

" Flector " ) on my neck a few times. NOW, I have started using two patches,

every night, one on my knee just below the kneecap, the other just below

that. WOW! What a difference, and no side effects that I can tell.

I wrap the area with one of those large ace bandages we all have from our

many knee surgeries - otherwise the patches would come off. They work great

- yesterday, I was walking a lot, doing pilates-based physical therapy, and

doing " Wii Fit " exercises for 20 minutes, so the knee was whining by the end

of the day.

This morning - nothing. I had to walk up our steep front stairs and the

knee felt normal for the first time ever. I KNOW, I am on prednisone (a

steroid anti-inflammatory) and Voltaren (a non-steroid anti-inflammatory),

but still, to have no pain at all, that was wonderful, and I think it's the

Flector patches.

When I run out of patches I will just go straight to using the gel in the

same way. I sure wish Medicare would pay for them but all Medicare seems to

do is send out lists of drugs they WON'T cover anymore, each month - never

ones that they WILL cover!

claire

Callahan Goodman