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Originally Posted by Barefoot
I got my cortisone shots (both knees) six weeks ago from an arthritis specialist. Great results, but now starting to wear off. I hope yours lasts longer, Ohiogirl.
I had arthoscopic surgery on both knees 21 years ago as a result of too much athletic activity. Quick recovery, but I was much younger! Now my doctor is saying I should have arthoscopic surgery again. When your knees are bone on bone, I'm not sure how beneficial arthoscopic surgery will be.
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Barefoot, that's the question I asked before my knee replacement. One surgeon wanted to scope it so I went to another doc. He said arthoscopic surgery wouldn't fix anything because it was bone on bone. That's when I went the route of trying Synvisc and then cortisone until that didn't work anymore.
Ultimately, the knee replacement was the procedure I needed. I just didn't want any more surgery. The knee surgery was my 13th surgery in 8 years and nobody hates surgery more than me.