> I've had arthritis for years, but recently, a new joint has jumped into
> the act and has completely left me crippled. I can't even drive my
> darned car, cuz I have one w/a clutch and I can't be bending my left leg!
>
> This started out as a total NON INJURY issue a month or two before Xmas,
> and while it flared some, by Xmas it had dissipated almost completely,
> but I decided to do some Xmas shopping and just the 2 hrs that I was in
> the mall, I messed my knee up bad. I was barely able to get back to my
> car. By the next day, my knee was even worse and now just getting
> around my home is a trial. My pain doc called it "housemaid's knee"
> which is funny since I'm neither the type to get down on my knees to
> clean floors or for any otehr reason! All I know is that it hurts like
> crazy and leaves me in serious pain just for getting up to get something
> to drink out of the refridgerator!
>
> I called my Primary Doc/Pain Doc and he called in an x-ray for the knee
> and also gave me a referral to an ortho, something I've been wanting for
> a few yrs. now! I had the x-ray taken this morning and made an appt.
> w/the orthopod for Monday. ...

>I've had arthritis for years, but recently, a new joint has jumped into
>the act and has completely left me crippled. I can't even drive my
>darned car, cuz I have one w/a clutch and I can't be bending...

> I've had arthritis for years, but recently, a new joint has jumped
> into the act and has completely left me crippled. I can't even drive
> my darned car, cuz I have one w/a clutch and I can't be bending...

> On Wed, 19 Mar 2008 05:22:31 -0700, "NWBluePenguin"
> wrote:
>

>> My reply to what LooseCannon had to say:
>>
>> Opiates don't help my osteo arthritic knees at all, but...

> My reply to what I M Hurting had to say:

>
> Thank you! The pain can be extreme at times. My x-rays show several spurs
> and one spur is broken off and floating in my left knee. My PCP wants me to
> go to an ortho and see about getting them taken care of, but I don't want to
> undergo another surgery. It's getting to the point that I may not be able
> to put it off much longer. I will see if my PCP will let me try this option
> first. Thanks again!
> "Life should NOT be a journey to the grave
> with the intention of arriving safely in an
> attractive and well preserved body, but
> rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one
> hand, Margarita in the other, body thoroughly
> used up...

> On Mar 19, 10:50 pm, "NWBluePenguin"
> wrote:

>> My reply to what I M Hurting had to say:

> (Previous posts snipped)

>>
>> Thank you! The pain can be extreme at times....

> My reply to what lhamo55 had to say:
>
> Yes, this is me.  This is fabulous information. Thank you so much.  I will
> also take this info to my pain doc next month.  I would like to stop taking
> and using so many opiates, it's been over 7 years now and even though I
> don't have any negative side effects, I would like to see if there isn't
> something else that would help with my issues.  Thank you so much for your
> info.
>
>
>
>
>

>> On Mar 19, 10:50 pm, "NWBluePenguin"
>> wrote:

>>> My reply to what I M Hurting had to say:

>> (Previous posts snipped)

> ...