robert johnson
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Ten days prior to surgery I had iovera cryoneurolysis treatment at my OS's office (I wrote about it in the pre-op forum). At the time I asked him if there would be any numbing of the surface (if I leaned against something hot would I feel it?). He said no, you should only get relief from pain in the knee capsule, mostly.
Well, he was wrong. The whole right (lateral) side of my knee was totally numb at the surface within days of the treatment. When I mentioned that the day of surgery he sluffed it off saying it was all temporary, don't worry about it.
When I saw him at both my 2 week and 8 week appointments he asked me if I thought iovera did any good. I told him it was hard to say for sure. It certainly didn't kill bone pain in the immediate weeks after surgery, but it was hard for me to compare the overall amount of pain with what I experienced in 2010. In general this seemed easier to me, but to say it was from the iovera treatment would be a total guess.
I told @maryo52 I would get back to her about it, so I do want to give you some insights.
Over the last week or so I started to notice feeling in the numb area, starting about 2" above the knee on the outside. Based on the info at their website it should last 3 to 5 months, which is exactly where I am. At first it felt super itchy and then I had an intense burning sensation for a couple of days, and was awakened by pain in the knee if I slept on that side, something I've been doing since day 1. At this point at least half, if not more, of the numb area has been restored to semi-normal feeling. I still have a much smaller numb area but I suspect that's from the actual operation and is something I couldn't separate out from the iovera numbness.
So, did iovera help? I would say yes, judging by how much more aware of my knee capsule area I am now. My knee bothers me now in ways it never did since the first week. I'm not in a lot of pain, so I think the difference is subtle, but if I had to do it over again, I think I would do the iovera treatment again.
Well, he was wrong. The whole right (lateral) side of my knee was totally numb at the surface within days of the treatment. When I mentioned that the day of surgery he sluffed it off saying it was all temporary, don't worry about it.
When I saw him at both my 2 week and 8 week appointments he asked me if I thought iovera did any good. I told him it was hard to say for sure. It certainly didn't kill bone pain in the immediate weeks after surgery, but it was hard for me to compare the overall amount of pain with what I experienced in 2010. In general this seemed easier to me, but to say it was from the iovera treatment would be a total guess.
I told @maryo52 I would get back to her about it, so I do want to give you some insights.
Over the last week or so I started to notice feeling in the numb area, starting about 2" above the knee on the outside. Based on the info at their website it should last 3 to 5 months, which is exactly where I am. At first it felt super itchy and then I had an intense burning sensation for a couple of days, and was awakened by pain in the knee if I slept on that side, something I've been doing since day 1. At this point at least half, if not more, of the numb area has been restored to semi-normal feeling. I still have a much smaller numb area but I suspect that's from the actual operation and is something I couldn't separate out from the iovera numbness.
So, did iovera help? I would say yes, judging by how much more aware of my knee capsule area I am now. My knee bothers me now in ways it never did since the first week. I'm not in a lot of pain, so I think the difference is subtle, but if I had to do it over again, I think I would do the iovera treatment again.
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