My husband had the Synvisc shots 3 different times. And, yes for him they were extremely painful. And yes, they only lasted a few weeks. In fact, the 2nd shot didn't last as long as the 1st and the 3rd shot didn't last as long as the 2nd. And yes, they are quite expensive. With our insurance they had to be pre-certified.
He has needed a knee replacement for many years and he kept putting it off, saying when it gets to where I can’t walk I’ll have it done. Now he is at that point, but because of his heart (CHF) the doctors will not do the surgery. They don’t think his heart would make it thru the surgery and if it did, they don’t think he can endure the painful and necessary rehab. He’s wishing he’d gone ahead and had the surgery when he could. So if anyone is putting off knee replacement, my advice would be to get it done.
He also has arthritis in every bone is in his body so between the knee and arthritis he is in constant pain. He’s tried every anti-inflammatory medicine out there that he can take with his heart condition. He is now taking 7.5/325 Hydrocodone, which doesn’t really stop the pain. It just kinda numbs it some.
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