Agnes
junior member
Hello, everyone! I don't know if I belong here, and I certainly don't want a knee replacement, but I would love to hear what others have done with my symptoms.
I've been getting gimpy for the last year, and in recent months the pain has gotten significantly worse. I have seen an OS who took X-rays and said I have arthritis in both knees. He gave me a steroid injection which gave me total relief for 10 days, at which time I had my first PT appt. Sigh. So, I've continued doing leg strengthening exercises, but nothing weight bearing. Doctor agreed to give another injection a month after the first so I can take a long planned two week trip. I am comfortable now, though not quite as much as the first time. Doctor advises getting an MRI if the pain returns. He seems uninclined to speculate on what is wrong. PT mentioned meniscus trouble.
The worst pain pre injection was from standing up after sitting. A 9 out of 10 pain. I would have to screw up the courage to do so. It feels like it is in the back of the knee/upper calf area. I had less severe pain walking and using stairs. I have found the best way to get around is to keep my leg stiff and kind of swing it forward when I walk. On stairs, I go one step at a time again keeping the bum knee straight.
I'm 63, a bit overweight and in decent health. No injuries to the knee. Although I'm pretty comfortable right now, I wonder if this shot will wear off like the first one. I still get jabs of pain on stairs and sometimes when walking. I think there is something wrong in there, and I assume the doctor is leading me through the insurance hoops required to get a diagnosis.
Does any of this sound familiar?
I've been getting gimpy for the last year, and in recent months the pain has gotten significantly worse. I have seen an OS who took X-rays and said I have arthritis in both knees. He gave me a steroid injection which gave me total relief for 10 days, at which time I had my first PT appt. Sigh. So, I've continued doing leg strengthening exercises, but nothing weight bearing. Doctor agreed to give another injection a month after the first so I can take a long planned two week trip. I am comfortable now, though not quite as much as the first time. Doctor advises getting an MRI if the pain returns. He seems uninclined to speculate on what is wrong. PT mentioned meniscus trouble.
The worst pain pre injection was from standing up after sitting. A 9 out of 10 pain. I would have to screw up the courage to do so. It feels like it is in the back of the knee/upper calf area. I had less severe pain walking and using stairs. I have found the best way to get around is to keep my leg stiff and kind of swing it forward when I walk. On stairs, I go one step at a time again keeping the bum knee straight.
I'm 63, a bit overweight and in decent health. No injuries to the knee. Although I'm pretty comfortable right now, I wonder if this shot will wear off like the first one. I still get jabs of pain on stairs and sometimes when walking. I think there is something wrong in there, and I assume the doctor is leading me through the insurance hoops required to get a diagnosis.
Does any of this sound familiar?