I’m seeing a few Dr’s in orthopedics for my lower back, thumb joints both hands and now my left knee. My Dr for my back does a great job in helping me manage pain A++. My Dr for my thumbs also does a good job in managing my pain but I’m rescheduled too much for treatment which is very inconvenient when you work in a different state. My Dr for my thumb joints are in PA Lehigh Valley and I work mostly in NJ so I need early appointments 7-730am or after 330pm. Having no choice but to reschedule while you’re in pain sucks and on top of it you do not get next day treatment or even the same week when rescheduled. I just started seeing a new Dr for my knee and so far I’m still in pain while I walk after receiving a shot over 10 days ago. I was told I would have immediate relief due to the numbing meds in the shot and that wasn’t true for me, I limped on the way out. I was also told 5 days for it to really kick in and 2 weeks for full benefit. I’m 4 days shy of the full 2 weeks but it’s not looking promising. Actually I believe it’s consistently worse than before the shot despite following the Dr’s instructions for self care afterwards. I did this before vacation thinking I was doing myself a favor but it’s been disappointing as the pain seems worse? I had X-rays and a full examination and was told my knee’s looks petty good from the X-ray so why so much pain? We talked about meniscus injury’s and how the shot is one of the more common treatments for pain even after an MRI depending on how bad the injury is. I have been dealing with knee
Pain on and off for about a year with no known injury just pain slowly getting worse. So I finally made an appointment when pain was more consistent. I just started with the knee, the cortisone shot, not gel, recommended by the Dr clearly is not the answer for pain management for me as it did nothing to help. I was told they don’t do gel shot as they don’t work according to the Dr and the orthopedic association according to him. I found documentation that supports that to a point but does mention people do get a benefit from gel shots up to 6 months when not bone on bone like my situation. I also know many people who swear by gel shots so I’m skeptical about what I was told after I reading documentation from the orthopedic association and talking with folks that use the treatment consistently. I did get a bill from St Luke’s, there was no delay in that. Unfortunately the only guarantee is the bill.
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