UPDATE Re: Hyalgen this afternoon
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From: Di on 31 Jul 2008 21:11 In article <11065-4891B72B-11062(a)baytvnwsxa002.msntv.msn.com>, ann1026 @webtv.net says... > Good luck Di. Concentrate on this proceedure being just the right thing > for relieving the pain in your knees. Try to have a positive attitude > and remember that it turns out well for a great many foks and you will > be one of them. > Ann > > I am stunned. Totally stunned. I went in feeling so scared, I cannot even tell you. My RD asked me why I don't trust him? I told him I trust him. It's me that I don't trust. So, away we went...... He swabbed some betadine onto my knee, then sprayed the spot he previously marked with that freezing stuff. Then he injected the lidocaine. A tiny bit sore, but nothing worth stressing over, really. Then we waited about ten minutes for the lidocaine to take effect. Then, he came back in and started spraying the freezing stuff again, and in went the hyalgen needle. He complained that the nurse used a too small needle, a 25g needle, instead of a 20g one, which is why it took so long to inject. The stuff is rather viscous, so a larger needle is preferable. Notice I said "he complained." I did not. A tiny bit of aching as it too slowly filled my knee capsule, but that was all. What a big nothing! Honestly, if this was 1/2 as painful as a cortisone injection, I would have cried. Cortisone sucks, particularly in my elbow. Those injections are excrutiating. This was nothing. And, I mean NOTHING. I smiled instead. I am so grateful. He only did my left knee. We decided that my right knee just didn't have any kind of pain that merited the procedure, so that's on hold for a while. That's fine. It was really my suggestion. My left knee is the problem. He told me that I'll really begin feeling better after the third injection. Right now, my knee aches a bit, but nothing compared to how much it hurts when I go up or down stairs. The aching is because the lidocaine has worn off, but I'm sure I'll be OK tomorrow. In fact, I'll be fine. Not better yet, but just fine. And, happy. For any of you who may be considering this series of injections, it's a no- brainer. If I get 6-18 months benefit, that will be great. If I need to undergo these injections again, I won't hesitate. I'm a wimpy gimp, so if I say it was a big nothing, it was a BIG NOTHING. I'm happy. Thanks everyone for your encouragement and support. We all know how much that helps. What a bunch of great people we are. <g> -- Di zinkadoodle at gmail dot com www.dustydogdigital.com
From: Jofirey on 31 Jul 2008 22:07 "Di" <zinkydi(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:MPG.22fc2cda9c9159bf98977a(a)news.optonline.net... > In article <11065-4891B72B-11062(a)baytvnwsxa002.msntv.msn.com>, > ann1026 > @webtv.net says... >> Good luck Di. Concentrate on this proceedure being just the right >> thing >> for relieving the pain in your knees. Try to have a positive >> attitude >> and remember that it turns out well for a great many foks and you >> will >> be one of them. >> Ann >> >> > I am stunned. Totally stunned. > > I went in feeling so scared, I cannot even tell you. My RD asked me > why I > don't trust him? I told him I trust him. It's me that I don't > trust. So, > away we went...... > > He swabbed some betadine onto my knee, then sprayed the spot he > previously > marked with that freezing stuff. Then he injected the lidocaine. A > tiny bit > sore, but nothing worth stressing over, really. Then we waited > about ten > minutes for the lidocaine to take effect. > > Then, he came back in and started spraying the freezing stuff again, > and in > went the hyalgen needle. He complained that the nurse used a too > small needle, > a 25g needle, instead of a 20g one, which is why it took so long to > inject. > The stuff is rather viscous, so a larger needle is preferable. > > Notice I said "he complained." I did not. A tiny bit of aching as > it too > slowly filled my knee capsule, but that was all. What a big > nothing! > Honestly, if this was 1/2 as painful as a cortisone injection, I > would have > cried. Cortisone sucks, particularly in my elbow. Those injections > are > excrutiating. This was nothing. And, I mean NOTHING. I smiled > instead. I am > so grateful. > > He only did my left knee. We decided that my right knee just didn't > have any > kind of pain that merited the procedure, so that's on hold for a > while. That's > fine. It was really my suggestion. My left knee is the problem. > > He told me that I'll really begin feeling better after the third > injection. > Right now, my knee aches a bit, but nothing compared to how much it > hurts when > I go up or down stairs. The aching is because the lidocaine has > worn off, but > I'm sure I'll be OK tomorrow. In fact, I'll be fine. Not better > yet, but just > fine. And, happy. > > For any of you who may be considering this series of injections, > it's a no- > brainer. If I get 6-18 months benefit, that will be great. If I > need to > undergo these injections again, I won't hesitate. I'm a wimpy gimp, > so if I > say it was a big nothing, it was a BIG NOTHING. I'm happy. > > Thanks everyone for your encouragement and support. We all know how > much that > helps. What a bunch of great people we are. <g> > -- I'm so happy for you. Its so good to see something work. Jo
From: Donna G. on 31 Jul 2008 22:28 Wooooohoooooooooooo!!! Just the kind of report we wanted to hear Di! Am thrilled to hear it went so well and pray that it kicks in quickly for you and you get some decent relief. Keep us posted! .. .. .. .. Donna .. .. .. .. 1.) ANGELS EXIST, but some times, since they don't all have wings, we call them FRIENDS...... 2.) J.K.M.A.
From: Nann Bell on 31 Jul 2008 22:46 How great to hear it went so well for you! And it sounds like your RD is a real pro at doing those. -- Nann remove the Gator cheer to email me Change everything. Love & forgive.
From: Di on 1 Aug 2008 07:52
In article <0001HW.C4B7F13200173E6DF0284550(a)news.east.earthlink.net>, hanbellGOGATORS(a)earthlink.net says... > How great to hear it went so well for you! And it sounds like your RD is a > real pro at doing those. > > He is a pro. He's a real keeper. My original RD in that office went on leave and then reduced his patient load significantly after being dx'd with kidney cancer. He's doing OK now, but I'm staying with this present doc. Besides, he's MUCH cuter. <g> And, he sure knows how to give an injection, at least these hyalgen injections. He's not as good at the cortosone into my elbow, though, which is why I go to the orthopod for that. My RD asked me what it is about the orthopod's ability, and I said, I dunno, more experience maybe? But, that's not it, because the younger PA does the injection, and it's a pretty excrutiating injection. But, within two days, the tendonitis pain is gone, gone, gone, and my elbow is as good as new and will be that way for 5-6 months. Something my RD was not able to accomplish, which is why he sent me to the orthopod. If, and maybe when the injections no longer work, we'll talk surgery. But for now..... So, I guess the moral of this story is find the right technicians to do the jobs. Find good ones, and keep as many as you need. One is often, if not usually NOT a "jack of all trades", even though they try to be. If anyone in this area needs a good RD, or an orthopod, I've got names to share, because I sing praises about them. :-) -- Di zinkadoodle at gmail dot com www.dustydogdigital.com |