I am so embarrassed.

emeraldkity4
Sun, 15 Jul 2012 14:17:11 +0000

I have “joint laxity” ( double jointed), which has made my knees always a little unstable and achy. I’d been going to a rheumatologist cause I have fibromyalgia and osteoporosis, but she had me on pain meds that I didn’t like. ( I would go to sleep ok, but then dizzy when I got up in the middle of the night.
I had a referral to a PT for my shoulder, ( I also need a new thumb joint), and when my shoulder was fixed I started going to her for my knee. I didn’t like the osteo for my shoulder so my naturopath gave me a referral to someone she said wouldn’t do surgery unless absolutely necessary.( he also used to be the osteopedic doc for the Seattle sports teams) I’ve only seen him twice, once to get the referral for the MRI and once to read it. So I am going back next week for an injection of lubricating fluid that might help. I’m hoping I could be a candidate to regrow cartilage. Im “only 54”, and he likes to wait as long as possible before knee replacement incase techniques improve I guess.
Both my mother & grandmother had knee replacements ( they were also both double jointed), but my grandma was 75 & my mother was 65 .

I have been using a neoprene brace and a cane, but
want to get an unloader brace. I remember Ds soccer coach wore one and
he was on two soccer teams!