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Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic, inflammatory, multisystem, autoimmune disorder. It is a disabling and painful condition which can lead to substantial loss of mobility due to pain and joint destruction.

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TKR

cinben
cinben
Well,here we go again!After having a partial knee replacement last Dec.-I now have to have a total knee replacement Dec 21st-merry friggin' Christmas to me! My x-rays show that the lateral compartment is bone on bone.I have severe pain,swelling-my quality of life sucks- I have to take pain meds ,,use ice walk with a cane/walker,I am only 56 years old-this osteoarthritis is some serious stuff.Thanks for letting me vent
billwfriend
billwfriend
cinben are they redoing the partial or the other needs replacement in terms of which knee?

I just had total knee done and it is not that much fun...yup merry frikking Christmas if it is done on 21st of DEC.....
cinben
cinben
The ortho is doing a total knee ie;removing the partial -they did move the date up to the 16th-now Im nervous -Im in for some serious pain!
billwfriend
billwfriend
that pain is going to be medicated away....I am still having some pain and they still have me taking morphine...I am seeing pain management group for my pain control....please keep us in loop as to how you are doing....will you go to rehab facility after leaving hospital? I think that is advisable....it let me get well without being a pain in the ass to my family....the rehab was blessing....hugs
cinben
cinben
Thanks for your kind words billwfriend-I am all packed for tomorrow's surgery ,after having 4 surgeries on this same knee -I am praying that this is it!!
billwfriend
billwfriend
prayers for your recovery today as well as the skilled hands of surgeon and the team in OR to be able to keep this simple and easy for you....do you have a way to check in here from hospital like Iphone? Of course we want all the skinny about how you are doing...do you think you will go to rehab place after the surgery or striaght home? I went to rehab and am very thankful I did....much easier on me....
cinben
cinben
Slowly healing from TKR-the ortho discovered that when I fell ,I actually fractured (broke)the tibia plateau! No wonder Ive been miserable x 6 months !!
billwfriend
billwfriend
Ouch he didnt catch it in MRI before this? Fucker!
rogersan
rogersan
Hi Cinben,

Not sure if you have ever heard of using Boron supplements for the chronic pain and inflammation? I have been using them for about a week or so and my friend and his girlfriend have as well. She was unable to close her hands a week ago and already she can hold a roll of pennies etc. I make my own boron from Borax 20 mule team laundry cleaner believe it or not...You put about one level teaspoon in 1 liter of water for the concentrate and then take between 1-3 teaspoons of the water in the morning and night. Each teaspoon has roughly 2.5mg of boron. Additionally to having my hands stop hurting it has caused a detox in candida, fluoride and other toxins so the stuff can be intense but wow what a difference. I was unable to do any massage as my hands constantly hurt.

http://educate-yourself.org/cn/boraxconspiracy03jul12.shtml
cinben
cinben
good to know-I also take sulfa /mineral supplement it seems to help(amazon)
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