I have had the gel injections in my right knee on three separate occasions now. My orthopedic doctor "back home" was very conservative, but did tell me that some day I would need to have the knee replaced. His line of thought was that if the injections provided relief, go with them until they no longer did. The first time, I got about 18 months of relief from the injections. That was back when they did a series of five injections about 3 days apart. The second time, it was a little less than 18 months of relief. Fast forward to moving here, and I found Dr. John Williams at Advanced Orthopedics. Great doctor. He told me they now do the procedure as a single injection, which he did for me a couple months ago. Within two days, the relief was remarkable...still going strong. No doubt some day the knee will need to be replaced, but I will continue with the "rooster comb" injections as long as they work. Both orthopedic doctors have told me, though, that the injections do not work for everyone, so YMMV.
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