Bad Knee

@RubyHawk (99425)

Atlanta, Georgia

August 8, 2018 8:23pm CST

Several friends have asked about my better half's knee so I'll give you a run down. The physical therapist told us yesterday that therapy will not help his knee, so he a has an appointment with an orthopedic doctor in the morning. His knee has gotten so bad he can hardly walk and he's in a lot of pain. Thank you for your concern and I'll let you know what happens. I hope they can do something for him.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (305561)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

9 Aug 18

I hope they can too. I know about knee pain.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (305561)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

10 Aug 18

@RubyHawk I have severe arthritis in both knees. So, I know the pain he's going through. I hope the shot helped.

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@RubyHawk (99425)

• Atlanta, Georgia

11 Aug 18

@just4him What does your doctor do for you? So far the cortisone shot hasn’t helped and he can hardly stand up because of the pain. He’s going to therapy in the morning. I have to get a wheelchair to take him in the hospital.

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@RubyHawk (99425)

• Atlanta, Georgia

9 Aug 18

The answer was arthritis.The doctor gave him a shot in the knee and told him to continue his therapy and hopefully that will help. We don't know how much but any improvement will be good.

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@LadyDuck (457412)

• Switzerland

9 Aug 18

I am so sorry, do the doctor knows which is exactly the problem?

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@LadyDuck (457412)

• Switzerland

10 Aug 18

@RubyHawk I am sorry, arthritis can really be painful. My mom had arthritis in her hands.

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@RubyHawk (99425)

• Atlanta, Georgia

11 Aug 18

@LadyDuck I've known people with arthritis and it is painful.I hope they can do something so he can walk. It's so painful he can hardly walk at all.

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@RubyHawk (99425)

• Atlanta, Georgia

9 Aug 18

That's why he went to the ortho doctor, to get an evaluation. We thought it was because he tripped and fell on his knee, but the doctor said it's arthritis. He gave him a shot in the knee and told him to continue his therapy.

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@toniganzon (72285)

• Philippines

9 Aug 18

I'm so sorry to hear that. I hope something can be done for the pain.

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@RubyHawk (99425)

• Atlanta, Georgia

9 Aug 18

Thanks, the doctor wrote a prescription for pain, but he thought the injection would help and he might not need the pills.

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@toniganzon (72285)

• Philippines

9 Aug 18

@RubyHawk Good if the injection helps then without the pills.

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@RubyHawk (99425)

• Atlanta, Georgia

10 Aug 18

@toniganzon Yes. I hate for him to have to take pain pills. It’s easy to get addicted.

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@cintol (11261)

• United States

15 Aug 18

Sounds like he may be on his way for a surgery, I feel for him and hope they can make that pain stop.

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@cintol (11261)

• United States

16 Aug 18

@RubyHawk Not that I have heard of but it may be the cartilage or something inside that needs repairs. My mom had bone spurs in hers and that was really painful, they removed them and she is much better.

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@RubyHawk (99425)

• Atlanta, Georgia

17 Aug 18

@cintol I hope they find something that can be done. He's having a terrible time walking and he's in a lot of pain..

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@RubyHawk (99425)

• Atlanta, Georgia

16 Aug 18

He can't tell that therapy has helped a bit. I have no idea what they will do. I've never heard of surgery for arthritis. Have you?

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@Courtlynn (66921)

• United States

9 Aug 18

oh no, I'm so sorry. I hope they can help him, too.

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@RubyHawk (99425)

• Atlanta, Georgia

9 Aug 18

The doctor thought the injection would help and this afternoon he's moving a little better. We have our fingers crossed.

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@Courtlynn (66921)

• United States

10 Aug 18

@RubyHawk mine are crossed for you.

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@RubyHawk (99425)

• Atlanta, Georgia

11 Aug 18

@Courtlynn Thank you, crossed fingers are appreciated.

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@arunima25 (85265)

• Bangalore, India

9 Aug 18

Oh Knee pain can be too painful and can disable one to do so many things. I hope they can help him. Prayers for him.

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@RubyHawk (99425)

• Atlanta, Georgia

9 Aug 18

Thank you, yes, knee pain is bad. He can hardly bear any weight on that leg, but hopefully the injection and therapy will help him.That's what we're hoping for.

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@RubyHawk (99425)

• Atlanta, Georgia

11 Aug 18

@arunima25 Maybe if the shot doesn't help the therapy will. He's taking pain pills now.

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@arunima25 (85265)

• Bangalore, India

10 Aug 18

@RubyHawk Yes let's hope it relieves him of his awful knee pain.

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@Mavic123456 (21898)

• Thailand

9 Aug 18

hope he gets well soon. anyway i also have a knee pain, if I don't ride a bike i will have a problem walking. :'(

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@Mavic123456 (21898)

• Thailand

10 Aug 18

@RubyHawk i see, my problem was at the back of my knee. It is really bad. anyway get well soon.

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@RubyHawk (99425)

• Atlanta, Georgia

9 Aug 18

There's no way he could ride a bike. He can hardly move his leg. But maybe he can by the time he finishes his therapy.

@RubyHawk (99425)

• Atlanta, Georgia

10 Aug 18

@Mavic123456 I’m sorry. And riding a bike helps your pain ? Maybe you needed to strengthen your legs.

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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)

• United States

9 Aug 18

There are many types of surgery out there for knee's now. I hope that the orthopedic people will make suggestions that will work well for him. I don't even want to think of the possibility, or eventuality, of surgery to my joints.

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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)

• United States

9 Aug 18

@RubyHawk I hope he will be better soon. Is it a cortisone shot?

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@RubyHawk (99425)

• Atlanta, Georgia

10 Aug 18

No he hasn’t. It might be something to try.

@RubyHawk (99425)

• Atlanta, Georgia

9 Aug 18

Surgery was what we thought about but it's arthritis and surgery won't help. The doctor gave him an injection in the knee that he thought would help and he will continue with therapy. Hopefully he will be better.

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@moffittjc (118368)

• Gainesville, Florida

9 Aug 18

Do you think they can do a total knee replacement in order to help him out? I hope they can find some kind of solution that will help him feel better and allow him to walk on it without pain.

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@moffittjc (118368)

• Gainesville, Florida

11 Aug 18

@RubyHawk That just stinks that in this day and age of our medical advancements that they still can't really do much about arthritis. You would think that they could have found a cure or solution by now.

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@RubyHawk (99425)

• Atlanta, Georgia

12 Aug 18

@moffittjc You would think so, but I believe arthritis is the one thing that nothing new has been found to help. I think if it gets bad enough they might replace the knee but I hate to think about that.

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@RubyHawk (99425)

• Atlanta, Georgia

9 Aug 18

That's exactly what we thought would happen, but it's arthritis and surgery wont help. the doctor gave him a shot in the knee and said it might help and to continue with the therapy. He's going three times a week.

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@JudyEv (325405)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 Aug 18

Chronic pain is really awful. I hope something can be done.

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@JudyEv (325405)

• Rockingham, Australia

10 Aug 18

@RubyHawk I hope so. Has he tried acupuncture?

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@RubyHawk (99425)

• Atlanta, Georgia

9 Aug 18

Thank you. I hope they can help him, I really hate for him to get hooked on pain pills but actually he was moving a little better this afternoon so maybe the injection helped..

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@YrNemo (20261)

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12 Aug 18

A young girl I met here, had some problem with her knee too often. In her case, the specialists have suggested to the parents of the girl, to just remove whatever there that bugged her. Seems as it is a hereditary conditiion in that family, her father got something from his knee removed 4-5 decades ago too and continued on with his life, playing sports happily.

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@RubyHawk (99425)

• Atlanta, Georgia

13 Aug 18

The girl must have had some kind of growth. I know she was happy to have it taken care of.

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• Atlanta, Georgia

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@Icydoll (36717)

• India

10 Aug 18

Hope he will get well soon dear friend

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@RubyHawk (99425)

• Atlanta, Georgia

11 Aug 18

Thank you for caring, it's what we are hoping for.

@porwest (78761)

• United States

17 Aug 18

Well, I hope it gets worked out. Life is too short to have to live it in pain. My back is always an issue and it has really changed my quality of life. But one must also move on.

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@RubyHawk (99425)

• Atlanta, Georgia

18 Aug 18

True, we do the best we are able.Nothing seems to help my better half. I'm afraid they will mention knee replacement and he doesn't want to have surgery.

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@RubyHawk (99425)

• Atlanta, Georgia

25 Aug 18

@porwest That's true, when you have to do it, there's no other choice.

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@porwest (78761)

• United States

23 Aug 18

@RubyHawk I agree. Surgery is never fun, but there does come a point when your quality of life is impacted enough that it makes sense.

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@Jessabuma (31700)

• Baguio, Philippines

9 Aug 18

That's sad to hear. I hope he will feel better soon

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@RubyHawk (99425)

• Atlanta, Georgia

9 Aug 18

Thank you, that's what we're hoping.

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@RubyHawk (99425)

• Atlanta, Georgia

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@Jessabuma (31700)

• Baguio, Philippines

10 Aug 18

@RubyHawk you're welcome

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@RasmaSandra (73241)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

9 Aug 18

Hope all will be alright and I will put him in my prayers.

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@RubyHawk (99425)

• Atlanta, Georgia

9 Aug 18

Thank you very much, we appreciate that.

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@sol_cee (38223)

• Philippines

9 Aug 18

Will he use a wheel chair?

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@RubyHawk (99425)

• Atlanta, Georgia

9 Aug 18

I had to borrow a wheel chair at the hospital to push him around, but hopefully his knee will get better with therapy and he won't need one. We'll have to wait and see.

@andriaperry (116860)

• Anniston, Alabama

9 Aug 18

I hope he gets something done soon and gets rid of that pain.

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@RubyHawk (99425)

• Atlanta, Georgia

9 Aug 18

We hope so, the doctor said it's arthritis and surgery isn't called for. he got a shot in the knee and a prescription for pain pills. I hope he doesn't have to take many of those.