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Originally Posted by tpop1
Wife needs both knees replaced but pushing it out as long as possible (but not out til 2014 when Healthcare Act kicks in!)
Gone the same route - cortisone then Synvisc...just had 2nd round of Synvisc.($975 per knee- before health plan reimbursement)
When I saw this thread I asked her to comment. Here goes:
- Not painful at all.
- Not perfect but helped her a lot...2nd round attests to both above statements.
- EXPensive!
- She will do one more round to further stall replacement operation.
Next area of mixed opinions we hear is one knee at a time of both together. She's planning to have 2 done together and have only one rehab.
Hope this helps...at least one pereson here who has a good opinion of the shots!
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Tpop, if I were going to go through this again I'd pretty much follow the same route your wife is taking. As long as the Synvisc worked I'd continue it. Then get both knees replaced at the same time.
Knee replacement rehab is pretty difficult. I don't think I'd want to do it twice either. I had one hip replaced 6 years ago and even though people told me the knee would be more difficult, I didn't expect it to be MUCH more difficult.
I actually found the rehab after the hip replacement to be a piece of cake. The knee was a different animal altogether.
At least we have options nowadays. Our parents would have had to suffer in pain for the rest of their lives. We are blessed to live in the time we live.
Good luck
Bluedog