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  1. Rossco

    Walking after knee replacement

    Thanks Remys Mimi. Good news.
  2. Rossco

    Walking after knee replacement

    ThNks Annie
  3. Rossco

    Walking after knee replacement

    I have walked the Camino Frances in 2015, Camino Portugues from Lisbon to Finisterre in 2017 and in April started in Le Puy intending to finish in Pamplona but unfortunately had to abandon in Cahors to to osteoarthritis in both knees. A week ago I had partial knee replacement on my right knee...
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    Injections for osteoarthritis in knees

    Did the cortisone injections eventually cause any further damage to your knees? My doctor advised me against them and the orthopaedic specialists suggested it was an alternative to Synvisc but can cause further damage to ligaments and cartilage etc. He described it as a “smart bomb”. i’m...
  5. Rossco

    Injections for osteoarthritis in knees

    Thanks for the advice.
  6. Rossco

    Injections for osteoarthritis in knees

    Did you go to your GP or did you have to go to an orthopaedic specialist for the injection?
  7. Rossco

    Injections for osteoarthritis in knees

    I am starting the Camino next April. I have osteoarthritis in both knees but have been able to walk the Camino Francis and Camino Portugués in the last couple of years. Recently my knees have been quite painful even after walking just ten kilometres so I visited an orthopaedic surgeon and he...
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    Torn Meniscus Experience

    I was pain free for a couple few years but I still had limited flexibility and osteoarthritis developed and so did the pain. The orthopaedic surgeon said that the gel is recommended instead of surgery for as long as you can until a knee replacement is necessary. Well that was his opinion...
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    Torn Meniscus Experience

    I had an arthroscope to repair a torn meniscus about ten years ago. In the last few year the same knee has developed osteoarthritis which gives me pain at times and I don’t have a lot of flexibility in the knee. I have walked the Camino Frances in 2015 and the Camino Portugues in 2017 with no...

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