Guest guest Posted January 6, 2008 Report Share Posted January 6, 2008 , Your next step should be to have an MRI taken of your bad knee. I you have an injury or physical knee problem, no amount of antibiotics will cure the problem. If you have the right kind of insurance, your should see an orthopedic surgeon without delay. He will first have an X-ray taken, which will probably not show anything. He will then prescribe an MRI, which will show the required detail. The X-ray step at the beginning is probably mandated by the insurance process. I have been through the joint X ray - MRI - arthroscopic surgery process for both knees and one shoulder by now. In all three cases, the result of the arthroscopic surgery (through three small holes in the skin) has been close to a miracle. Arthroscopic surgery takes about 45 minutes, and you can literally walk away from it. My wife has complained about pain in one of her knees for several months now. I will take her to my orthopedic surgeon this Wednesday. I will keep you posted. It is my understanding that asymmetrical join pain (on the right or left) side is likely to be the result of what is loosely called " injury. " Pure arthritics pain tends to be symmetrical on both sides. An " injury " can simply be due to wear and tear caused by age, and is often aggravated by rheumatic inflammation. Sincerely, Harald At 08:38 AM 1/6/2008, you wrote: >I saw Dr. Whitman, was pleased, and he changed my medication >slightly. I now take minocin in the morning, doxycycline at 6PM, >except for two evenings when I take zithromax. I felt I was doing >well, but then I fell and now my right knee feels painful, stiff, and >weird. I was once told I had chondromalacia (Patella-femur syndrome, >where the cartilage under the patella degenerates at the joint). At >that time (before I was on AP), I was given exercises which kept it >at bay. I am still doing those those exercises, but it is awful and >I can walk only with difficulty. Anyway, I wondered if anyone had >suggestions. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 6, 2008 Report Share Posted January 6, 2008 Thanks, Harold. I guess I better take this knee seriously. Jan 6, 2008, at 3:59 PM, Harald Weiss, Technical Marketing Group wrote: > , > > Your next step should be to have an MRI taken of your bad knee. I you > have an injury or physical knee problem, no amount of antibiotics > will cure the problem. > > If you have the right kind of insurance, your should see an > orthopedic surgeon without delay. He will first have an X-ray taken, > which will probably not show anything. He will then prescribe an MRI, > which will show the required detail. The X-ray step at the beginning > is probably mandated by the insurance process. > > I have been through the joint X ray - MRI - arthroscopic surgery > process for both knees and one shoulder by now. In all three cases, > the result of the arthroscopic surgery (through three small holes in > the skin) has been close to a miracle. Arthroscopic surgery takes > about 45 minutes, and you can literally walk away from it. > > My wife has complained about pain in one of her knees for several > months now. I will take her to my orthopedic surgeon this Wednesday. > I will keep you posted. > > It is my understanding that asymmetrical join pain (on the right or > left) side is likely to be the result of what is loosely called > " injury. " Pure arthritics pain tends to be symmetrical on both sides. > An " injury " can simply be due to wear and tear caused by age, and is > often aggravated by rheumatic inflammation. > > Sincerely, Harald > > At 08:38 AM 1/6/2008, you wrote: > > >I saw Dr. Whitman, was pleased, and he changed my medication > >slightly. I now take minocin in the morning, doxycycline at 6PM, > >except for two evenings when I take zithromax. I felt I was doing > >well, but then I fell and now my right knee feels painful, stiff, and > >weird. I was once told I had chondromalacia (Patella-femur syndrome, > >where the cartilage under the patella degenerates at the joint). At > >that time (before I was on AP), I was given exercises which kept it > >at bay. I am still doing those those exercises, but it is awful and > >I can walk only with difficulty. Anyway, I wondered if anyone had > >suggestions. > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 8, 2008 Report Share Posted January 8, 2008 , I have the same thing (chondromalacia patella). It developed after a fall I had which made me land on both knees with full force. The doc said something about miniscus (spelling), calling it loose broken pieces of cartilage in knee floating around in there. When it moves in just the right spot, I have to drag the affected leg - can't walk normally. I don't know what the answer is; I wasn't given one by the doctor, but he did send me to P.T. and I've learned to do the same exercises (no doubt) that you learned. Ellen rheumatic bad knee I saw Dr. Whitman, was pleased, and he changed my medication slightly. I now take minocin in the morning, doxycycline at 6PM, except for two evenings when I take zithromax. I felt I was doing well, but then I fell and now my right knee feels painful, stiff, and weird. I was once told I had chondromalacia (Patella-femur syndrome, where the cartilage under the patella degenerates at the joint). At that time (before I was on AP), I was given exercises which kept it at bay. I am still doing those those exercises, but it is awful and I can walk only with difficulty. Anyway, I wondered if anyone had suggestions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 9, 2008 Report Share Posted January 9, 2008 Ellen, Thanks for your reply. My pain got so bad I went to a physiatrist today. He gave me a cortisone shot, and told me to keep doing my exercises. We will see . . . . I may torn my miniscus too (sp?), in which case this will be chronic since the miniscus does not heal. There is arthroscopic surgery for chondromalacia. but I hope to avoid that! LINDA On Jan 8, 2008, at 3:35 PM, Ellen McCool wrote: > , I have the same thing (chondromalacia patella). It developed > after a fall I had which made me land on both knees with full > force. The doc said something about miniscus (spelling), calling it > loose broken pieces of cartilage in knee floating around in there. > When it moves in just the right spot, I have to drag the affected > leg - can't walk normally. I don't know what the answer is; I > wasn't given one by the doctor, but he did send me to P.T. and I've > learned to do the same exercises (no doubt) that you learned. > > Ellen > rheumatic bad knee > > I saw Dr. Whitman, was pleased, and he changed my medication > slightly. I now take minocin in the morning, doxycycline at 6PM, > except for two evenings when I take zithromax. I felt I was doing > well, but then I fell and now my right knee feels painful, stiff, and > weird. I was once told I had chondromalacia (Patella-femur syndrome, > where the cartilage under the patella degenerates at the joint). At > that time (before I was on AP), I was given exercises which kept it > at bay. I am still doing those those exercises, but it is awful and > I can walk only with difficulty. Anyway, I wondered if anyone had > suggestions. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 9, 2008 Report Share Posted January 9, 2008 Ellen, Thanks for your reply. My pain got so bad I went to a physiatrist today. He gave me a cortisone shot, and told me to keep doing my exercises. We will see . . . . I may torn my miniscus too (sp?), in which case this will be chronic since the miniscus does not heal. There is arthroscopic surgery for chondromalacia. but I hope to avoid that! LINDA On Jan 8, 2008, at 3:35 PM, Ellen McCool wrote: > , I have the same thing (chondromalacia patella). It developed > after a fall I had which made me land on both knees with full > force. The doc said something about miniscus (spelling), calling it > loose broken pieces of cartilage in knee floating around in there. > When it moves in just the right spot, I have to drag the affected > leg - can't walk normally. I don't know what the answer is; I > wasn't given one by the doctor, but he did send me to P.T. and I've > learned to do the same exercises (no doubt) that you learned. > > Ellen > rheumatic bad knee > > I saw Dr. Whitman, was pleased, and he changed my medication > slightly. I now take minocin in the morning, doxycycline at 6PM, > except for two evenings when I take zithromax. I felt I was doing > well, but then I fell and now my right knee feels painful, stiff, and > weird. I was once told I had chondromalacia (Patella-femur syndrome, > where the cartilage under the patella degenerates at the joint). At > that time (before I was on AP), I was given exercises which kept it > at bay. I am still doing those those exercises, but it is awful and > I can walk only with difficulty. Anyway, I wondered if anyone had > suggestions. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 9, 2008 Report Share Posted January 9, 2008 , If your problem can be corrected by arthroscopic surgery, you should proceed in that direction. The alternative may be years of pain and loss of mobility, plus expensive drugs and doctors visits. The beauty of arthroscopic surgery (through three small holes in the skin) is that it only takes 45 minutes, and you can walk away from the operation. Regrettably, most rheumatic conditions, including RA, cannot be treated with arthroscopic surgery. Sincerely, Harald At 02:10 PM 1/9/2008, wrote: >Ellen, >Thanks for your reply. My pain got so bad I went to a physiatrist >today. He gave me a cortisone shot, and told me to keep doing my >exercises. We will see . . . . >I may torn my meniscus too, in which case this will be chronic since >the meniscus does not heal. >There is arthroscopic surgery for chondromalacia. but I hope to avoid that! >LINDA > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 9, 2008 Report Share Posted January 9, 2008 Harald, Thanks for the thumbs up. If my knee is not better in a short while, I will do that, and I'm glad to be told that it's so easy these days. No, my rheumatic condition is not so readily fixable though I'm doing pretty well on Minocin and Zithromax. How are you doing? On Jan 9, 2008, at 10:49 PM, Harald Weiss, Technical Marketing Group wrote: > , > > If your problem can be corrected by arthroscopic surgery, you should > proceed in that direction. The alternative may be years of pain and > loss of mobility, plus expensive drugs and doctors visits. > > The beauty of arthroscopic surgery (through three small holes in the > skin) is that it only takes 45 minutes, and you can walk away from > the operation. > > Regrettably, most rheumatic conditions, including RA, cannot be > treated with arthroscopic surgery. > > Sincerely, Harald > > At 02:10 PM 1/9/2008, wrote: > > >Ellen, > >Thanks for your reply. My pain got so bad I went to a physiatrist > >today. He gave me a cortisone shot, and told me to keep doing my > >exercises. We will see . . . . > >I may torn my meniscus too, in which case this will be chronic since > >the meniscus does not heal. > >There is arthroscopic surgery for chondromalacia. but I hope to > avoid that! > >LINDA > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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