Re: arthritis/synvisc (was Synflex)

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According to my arthropod, synvisc is iffy at best. Since I was desperate to

try anything to avoid knee replacement, when I was MO, I went for the series

of injections. They must remove the fluid from your knee joints and then

inject this substance that is made from chicken combs. If you have any

allergies

to eggs, or chicken, this is ruled out. I had the series of injections, and

nothing! YMMV on this. But the doc was pretty negative about it to begin

with, as he hasn't seen a whole lot of success with it. BUT, I'd sure give it a

go

before going under for knee replacement. Never leave a stone unturned!

Thankfully, I have bought some time with the knees as long as I baby them, after

losing all the weight.

Regards~

Jacque

> An hour after I suggested checking on Syn-visc, I got this bit of hype from

> Bottom Line. Maybe it could be helpful to someone:

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