Hi, please share how you controlled your knee pain prior to surgery? I'm taking Tramadol during the day, sometimes 100 mg and 1000 mg Tylenol. At bedtime I take 2 Lortab. Also, use an icepack at night. Just moving the slitest bit can send a shockwave of pain...so sharp I'm whimpering. Yep, It's pretty bad. Cortisone did nothing to alleviate the pain. Please share your experience. Thanks!
*slightest (pain meds)
Good Mirning... My knee pain was awful, especially after either Walking, gardening or sitting for too long! I was on anti inflammatory lies, took Panadol Osteo every 4 hrs. It was hell! Now I'm 3 weeks post op and feel so much better already!
Pansy.
Ich habe acht Jahre lang als Kellnerin / Barkeeperin gearbeitet, wobei beide Knie in gewissem Maße schmerzten. Außerdem habe ich mindestens sechs Tage die Woche Brasilianische Po-Vergrößerung und Zumba gemacht. Vor zwei Jahren war der Schmerz so stark, dass ich am Ende meiner Doppelspiele in Tränen ausbrach. Ich musste mich die Treppe hinaufziehen. Aber ich tanzte jeden Tag, es machte mich glücklich. Also ging ich endlich zum Arzt und wie vermutet, hatte ich knochen-an-knochen- OA in beiden Knien, sodass ich beide Knie am 27. Januar 2016 durch einen Total-Knie-Ersatz (TKR) ersetzen ließ. Ich bin also 13 Wochen postoperativ und immer noch mitten drin. Mehrere Leute haben mich gefragt, ob der Schmerz anders ist? Es ist noch zu früh für mich, um das zu sagen, es tut einfach weh, Schmerz ist Schmerz. Aber viel weniger als noch vor zwei Wochen. Vorwärts und aufwärts. 
I had bone on bone osteo in both knees for the last 10 years prior to left knee TKR in Nov. Usually I could control the pain with NSAID's or Tylenol, until it was finally time to take action. Right knee TKR will occur in a couple years.
Hi Susie, I was taken off my anti inflammatory meds because long term it is hard on the kidneys. I had been on it for about 5 years before I was taken off. I've been bone on bone for about 10 years and a little over a month ago the pain started and progressively has gotten so bad I am on crutches or I hobble in pain. The pain is underneath the knee cap in the bend of my knee. The prain radiates into my out thigh and into my hip. Also, It throbs below the knee as well. It is awful.
*The pain radiates into the outside of my thigh. Please excuse my typos, I need to "proof" before I hit the reply button. Ugh.
I've been bone on bone for about 10 years and I believe I've reached the end of mileage on this knee. I was on Diclofenac for about 5 years and doctors stopped it a little over a year ago. I alternate between Ibuprofen and Tylenol, along with Tramadol and Lortab.
I see my orthopedic doctor again this Thursday. I need pain management to get me through vacation next week. We've rented a scooter for next week.
Pansy.
Du bist die Einzige, die sagen kann, wann du bereit bist für TKR. Ich hatte den Punkt erreicht, an dem ich den Schmerz nicht mehr ertragen konnte. Aber ich dachte immer noch an Möglichkeiten, daraus herauszukommen, während sie mich für die Operation vorbereiteten. Und als ich in der Erholung aufwachte, sagte ich der Krankenschwester, dass ich meine Meinung geändert hatte – ich wollte nur ein Knie behandeln lassen, woraufhin sie lachte und mir mitteilte, dass das Schiff bereits abgefahren sei. Also tu es, wenn du bereit bist. Es wird besser.
Hallo, ich nehme und nehme weiterhin Co-Codamol 30/500 mg. Vor zwei Jahren war ich knöchern auf dem Knochen, auf Krücken und konnte keinen Schritt ohne stechende Schmerzen gehen. Ich hatte eine partielle Operation an der lateralen Seite des Knies, da die mediale Seite in Ordnung war. Das war im Januar 2014 und ich habe immer noch Schmerzen und warte auf eine Arthroskopie, um herauszufinden, was schiefgelaufen ist. Ich konnte Ibuprofen nicht einnehmen, da ich hohen Blutdruck habe.
Crutches used to keep full weight off. OTC meds. Some ice packs. Cortisone was given but doctor didn't tell me it took a while to take effect so went straight to TKR.
Hi I was on morphine based medication before my surgery one slow release twice a day and another to take for breakthrough pain if needed. i was taking it up to three x a day at the last along with ipbrufen and amitripline. My work was down to 2-3 hours a day, came home and could do absoultly nothing, cried all the time, was a grumpy bad tempered person. I was on nhs waiting list was told it would be next jan 17 before surgery but my husband and i went private...my 50th birthdy present to self paying till i'm 60 but it was the best thing I have ever done, from the moment i came round i felt totally different, People said the change in me is amazing especially my husband who now now admits he did not realise how much my knee was affecting me until he saw me after the op and i had a wee smile...something he had not seen for so long and my face was not showing pain. I am 6 weeks post op only take 2 x 30/500mg co-codomol twice a day now and the very odd brufen. I used a hot water bottle at night before which gave me comfort but now I swear by ice it is great. I was total bone on bone. Have you got a date for surgery? hope all goes well and keep us posted. S x
Hi Sue, I'm in the infantsy of this journey, even though I've been treated with anti inflammatories and knee bracing on both knees, also PT. The pain is to the point of taking the next step (no pun intended). I was really hoping to see my dr tomorrow but they just called and had to reschedule me....I'm so disappointed. The searing pain, is that a pinched nerve? We are trying to figure out why I'm having the sharp searing pain that comes on after certain movements. The pain is so sharp that I jump. It's the worse pain I've ever experienced.
The cortisone shot I received 2 weeks ago has not helped me. How long did it take for the cortisone to give you relief?
Hi Susan, is the searing pain from a pinched nerve or is that part of OA? It is so painful I nearly jump out of my skin. The worse I've ever experienced.
It's time to do something. What that something IS is yet to be revealed. I just know I can't go on like this; this is merely exisiting. The pain stops me in my tracks.
Der anfängliche Schmerz war durch Knochen auf Knochen, aber jetzt hofft mein Chirurg, dass er etwas Weichgewebe oder andere Ablagerungen gefunden hat. Dies wird durch die Arthroskopie festgestellt.
Ich hoffe, dass es dies ist, da ich genug Röntgenaufnahmen hatte.
No relief from cortisone shots. Sorry taking so long to get back to you...