Knee Problem

[hors limite]

A few of months ago, my left knee started to become progressively more painful. My GP sent me for an X Ray and a rheumatologist subsequently diagnosed arthritis. This consultation happened to be just before a week's golf I had planned with my son in Spain and the rheumatologist gave me an anti-inflammatory injection which worked a treat. Unfortunately, I was daft enough to play on six consecutive days and on the last day the problem flared up again.

Since then, I have had a series of three injections of a gel into the knee. On each occasion it's been necessary to draw off a build up of fluid from the knee before putting in the gel - not a very comfortable procedure. The rheumatologist has been disappointed that the knee has not settled down and on the last occasion added another anti-inflammatory injection to the mix. I have done my best to rest the knee as instructed - no golf,but the requirements of every day life do mean that you can't avoid some sort of activity.

It is nearly a week since the last procedure and fingers crossed the knee has not swelled up again and I am being particularly careful to rest it as much as I can. I am 65 years old . five foot nine and 11 stones 3 lbs and have always played sports, golf and done a fair bit of hill walking. The prospect of being handicapped by this problem is to put it mildly unwelcome.

I would be very grateful to hear of the experience of others - especially the optimistic ones!

 

[ManinBlack]

I have a similar problem & keep it at bay with the daily use of Glocousamine, Chondritin, Green Lipped Mussel extract & vitamin D3. You're never sure whether it's doing any good but a golfing mate of mine told me that his knees were so bad before he started taking Glocousamine & Chondritin that he was incapable of playing golf - he now plays off 7. A doctor friend told me that nobody who lives in the British Isles gets enough vitamin D3 from the sun, which is the only natural source.

Ethan will probably be along soon to tell you the above is a load of crap.

 

[Bunkermagnet]

I suffer with bad knees (especially the left), and take glucousamine as well. I started to suffer extra on the left knee through golf and have started to put a magnetic strap around the knee(it sits just at the top of the calf). it wasn't expensive, and now I don't have any pain after golf, as long as I remeber to put the thing on. The thing itself has 4 large magnets inside it. Dont ask me how or why it works, it does for me that's all I know.

 

[Rooter]

regular icing sorts my knee out, i bought a gel pack specifically for knees from boots and its excellent! See here: http://www.boots.com/en/TheraPearl-Cold-Pack-Knee-Wrap_1463739/

 

[williamalex1]

I have a similar problem & keep it at bay with the daily use of Glocousamine, Chondritin, Green Lipped Mussel extract & vitamin D3. You're never sure whether it's doing any good but a golfing mate of mine told me that his knees were so bad before he started taking Glocousamine & Chondritin that he was incapable of playing golf - he now plays off 7. A doctor friend told me that nobody who lives in the British Isles gets enough vitamin D3 from the sun, which is the only natural source.

Ethan will probably be along soon to tell you the above is a load of crap.

I'll give that a try and hopefully it might help my back pain / stiffness too.:thup:

 

[SocketRocket]

Ethan will probably be along soon to tell you the above is a load of crap.

Or it's a con by the rich and powerful to trick the gullible proletariate knee sufferers.

 

[Billythefish]

I will ask the wife tomorrow what she thinks. But it will probably be not a lot you can do but manage it the best you can to be honest. She reckons a lot of people she sees are ex football players, golfers, squash players, plumbers are bad as well as they get older, spend a lot of time on their knees.

She is a a specialist rheumatoid arthritis nurse.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

My knees are shot. Mainly down to footie and golf but the right one getting to the point where the pain is too frequent and too painful and so I may need to consider treatment. Not even 50 and already falling apart

 

[freddielong]

A few of months ago, my left knee started to become progressively more painful. My GP sent me for an X Ray and a rheumatologist subsequently diagnosed arthritis. This consultation happened to be just before a week's golf I had planned with my son in Spain and the rheumatologist gave me an anti-inflammatory injection which worked a treat. Unfortunately, I was daft enough to play on six consecutive days and on the last day the problem flared up again.

Since then, I have had a series of three injections of a gel into the knee. On each occasion it's been necessary to draw off a build up of fluid from the knee before putting in the gel - not a very comfortable procedure. The rheumatologist has been disappointed that the knee has not settled down and on the last occasion added another anti-inflammatory injection to the mix. I have done my best to rest the knee as instructed - no golf,but the requirements of every day life do mean that you can't avoid some sort of activity.

It is nearly a week since the last procedure and fingers crossed the knee has not swelled up again and I am being particularly careful to rest it as much as I can. I am 65 years old . five foot nine and 11 stones 3 lbs and have always played sports, golf and done a fair bit of hill walking. The prospect of being handicapped by this problem is to put it mildly unwelcome.

I would be very grateful to hear of the experience of others - especially the optimistic ones!

I don't know you at all, so this may be very wide of the mark and I mean no offence by it but could you loose some weight or get fitter to help the knee.

 

[hors limite]

At five foot nine and 11 stones 3 pounds , I don't think I am overweight.Did you actually read my post?

 

[freddielong]

Sorry I stopped at the injections as it sounded really unpleasant, hope you can find something that helps. 👍

 

[Crazyface]

At five foot nine and 11 stones 3 pounds , I don't think I am overweight.Did you actually read my post?

Isn't that now classed as obese?

 

[hors limite]

Isn't that now classed as obese?

No - it's in the "healthy weight' BMI category.