Hi Oh I have been very fortunate only one shot is each knee. After the first cortisone shot my surgeon decided that the cortisone would only delay what he knew he would have to eventually do. My first knee was very painful not as creaky unstable but mostly very painful before the choice for surgery. The decision was which to do first was my choice he said left knee was very creaky so I decided to do the most painful one. Looking at my e-rays it almost looks like my knee bones are closer even still than the last time in July.
@tiredwife your husband is very brave to have had so many cortisone shots it must have been very painful for him and hoping that he is managing with all that he has been through . Two surgeries that close together lots to handle. Great he has you there to help him along the way.
@madinana You are also brave not expecting the pain that felt with the shot not aware that this would be so painful this time around and happy it is over not feeling too much discomfort there now still creaky but my surgeon said it would take little time just thankful that this may make it easier to get around until surgery.
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@marmora. how are you doing and hoping that you have a great day. Is you knee feeling better and hoping that you are not having discomfort with it such a long process this recovery seems to be. My husbands sister was in a very bad car accident 20 years ago. She was in a car coming back from a function at their church and the minister was driving them home. She was thrown thru the windshield something happened with her seat belt and ended up with a scar running down her eyebrow quite long she almost died. She then had some brain issues damage. It was the year after her 24 year old son was killed in a car crash while coming home from work one night he was diabetic and something went wrong hat night with his blood sugar and he they think passed out in the car. Head on crash with a truck.
My husbands sisters husband our brother in law was amazing and they stayed close all through his diagnosis of cancer which was treated in the states, waiting list was long here, and they helped to purchase a MRI machine through charity donations for our hospital through organizations and donations collected he could now stay in Canada for some of the treatments for his other health issues which developed through this time. My Dad was the first as he was told to use this machine and now after seeing the picture at our hospital of a man going to have a MRI which is hanging in the lobby by the surgeons clinic is a picture of my Dad.
Our brother in law and my husbands sister died two months apart the summer and fall of the year before my Dad died they had both fought a battle for many years knew about his sister and so many things she could no longer do the same terrible immobilizing headaches and his need to keep her safe he pushed his own away till the medical evaluations came in so many . He was some one that I loved like a brother he was so kind managed a grocery store for some many years and his friendships were apparent at his funeral so many people he knew everyone and such a shock to loose them so quick they raised three kids and such a loving family
My Dad died the following spring after very brave battle so many things happened at the end and he died after one having been in the hospital once when growing up and he died at the end of heart failure kidney failure, diabetic complications and the last everything shut down. So many people that left all at once and my Dad left us two week before my surgery his love of life all of his family and his unbelievable strength to have handled this was my thought during recovery and surgery to try to get along with doing my best and making him proud.
Today my husband loaded my Dads walker into our car and we went to feed the geese not as far missed the walk we usually do but went down the path to the first picnic table along the river got ready with our bread and until we were getting ready to go the ducks and seagulls were the only ones there along with a few squirrels. Then above us we head the geese ready to land and had save a bit of bread for them to. I think having the shot has made me a bit more nervous about surgery but still anxious to have it just the same. Thanks for you wonderful posts Holly
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