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HI
Ive had osteoarthritis in my knee flare up 3 months ago . Doctors are useless and Physio is too The pain has me stuck inside not wanting to go out. Seems the NHS doesnt care
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dix08091 kim97939
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I had my knees drained and then the orthopedist injected a cortisone shot called Zilretta. That was in January of this year and I'm still doing well. Went back a couple of months later and had the other knee done.
I hope this helps. I have a rheumatologist also but I went to the orthopedist for this shot quite by accident as the rheumatologist was out of the country.
loxie dix08091
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I've had steroid shots a couple of times in different areas (thumb joints and neck/shoulder) and they've been a waste of pain and time and havent worked. Recently however my husband's knees flare ups were so bad he couldnt work and was off sick without pay and his GP said it would be months before he'd get any treatment on the NHS so we investigated getting a private appointment with a consultant. The guy we saw was excellent, explained so much more than we ever got from GP or NHS appointments and finally recommended steroid shots in each knee. I voiced my concern that they hadnt worked for me previously and he said it may be they werent placed accurately, which apparently is the biggest single reason for them being ineffective. My hubby paid for a shot in each knee and within a week was feeling the benefit. Two weeks after the shots he was back to work and earning again, more than compensated for the cost of having the appointment and shots privately. It's now been about five or six months and his knees havent flared up again at all - money well spent! I got told by a friend who had cortisone injections that hers were done aided by scan - her doctor told her without which it would be difficult to be accurate and it was important to be exact (same as our consultant told us but something nobody bothered to inform us of before). I agree - NHS treatment is either not forthcoming or bloody hopeless! I get sick to death of being told my OA is just an age related inevitability and to go home and take paracetamol. They should walk a mile in my shoes - literally. I read online about very effective treatments for OA, regrowing cartilage, stem cell treatments, etc etc., none of which ever make it to NHS patients, no matter how much money we've paid into the system during the decades we've worked and paid contributions.