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Originally Posted by Barefoot
I'm so sorry to hear that your knee replacement wasn't successful. 'Stiff and sore' would be an extremely disappointing result!
I tried Cortisone shots but they ended up being less and less effective. Next, I was planning to try Synvisc shots. But I heard stories about the shots being expensive and painful. I heard that each time you have the shots, they last a shorter amount of time. My family doctor advised me to bite the bullet and have the surgery. Still, if I'd known the amount of pain involved in a knee replacement, I might have tried Synvisc shots. I figure that waiting and delaying isn't necessarily a bad thing. The Medical world seems to be continually improving and evolving in this area.
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I tried Cortisone shots and they did nothing. Then I had Supartz shots. Supartz is just another brand name, the same as Synvisc shots. I have had many Supartz shots....most of the time they do not hurt, but a couple of times the shot sent me through the roof! I guess they must have hit a nerve or bone or something. I don't know why sometimes they don't hurt and other times they hurt alot. But, I still think it is well worth it to stop the pain in my knee....my knee also feels more stable after the shot, but it takes about a week after finishing the series of shots.