Long John Silver in the Orient - Dr Xia

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Hello Liam,

you better believe you get stiffness in your knees from any situation where your legs are enforced to be bound straight like after the second surgery and with a further infection after that I was informed just to stay in with the legs straight and elevated.

The 17 year old who has had a car accident sounds like Nancy who was 16 when I was last there in June. Nancy wears glasses.

Does anyone remember me, David from Australia, who was there Nov'13-Feb'14 & Apr'14-Jun'14? Ronne would.

I limp on my right leg which is limiting the speed of my walking. I took X-rays again this morning. Some ways to go for the bones to close up & I'm searching for a way to transfer those images off the CD and get them to Wang Bei (Ronne).

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Quote from: Medium Drink Of Water on October 16, 2014, 02:59:44 AMSorry to hear you're having difficulties.  I had the same issue with my knees being stiff during lengthening and wondering if something was wrong.  It was okay, just the body's natural reaction to the trauma of LL.  I decided to keep going because the knee isn't where the lengthening is taking place, so there couldn't be a problem.

I took several breaks from turning, the longest being over a week if I remember correctly.  Taking breaks really helps if you're having pain when lengthening.  Nothing helped the knee stiffness, however, except cortisone injections.

So MDOW did you have cortisone injections while lengthening?  How did you with stead the pain of knee bending without painkillers?

My knee stiffness means I can't use the wheelchair now as these wheelchairs require you to bend your knees at 90 degrees . I hear the wheelchairs at the old hospital were much better?

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Quote from: Medium Drink Of Water on October 16, 2014, 02:59:44 AMSorry to hear you're having difficulties.  I had the same issue with my knees being stiff during lengthening and wondering if something was wrong.  It was okay, just the body's natural reaction to the trauma of LL.  I decided to keep going because the knee isn't where the lengthening is taking place, so there couldn't be a problem.

I took several breaks from turning, the longest being over a week if I remember correctly.  Taking breaks really helps if you're having pain when lengthening.  Nothing helped the knee stiffness, however, except cortisone injections.

So MDOW did you have cortisone injections while lengthening?  How did you with stead the pain of knee bending without painkillers?

My knee stiffness means I can't use the wheelchair now as these wheelchairs require you to bend your knees at 90 degrees . I hear the wheelchairs at the old hospital were much better?

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Quote from: Thegosis on October 18, 2014, 07:04:19 AMHello Liam,

you better believe you get stiffness in your knees from any situation where your legs are enforced to be bound straight like after the second surgery and with a further infection after that I was informed just to stay in with the legs straight and elevated.

The 17 year old who has had a car accident sounds like Nancy who was 16 when I was last there in June. Nancy wears glasses.

Does anyone remember me, David from Australia, who was there Nov'13-Feb'14 & Apr'14-Jun'14? Ronne would.

I limp on my right leg which is limiting the speed of my walking. I took X-rays again this morning. Some ways to go for the bones to close up & I'm searching for a way to transfer those images off the CD and get them to Wang Bei (Ronne).


David, I hoped you would be recovering well by now.  What is the reason for your limp? Do you have poor bone consolidation?

I'll talk to ronne next week.

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Quote from: LittleLiam on October 18, 2014, 11:13:54 AMSo MDOW did you have cortisone injections while lengthening?  How did you with stead the pain of knee bending without painkillers?

My knee stiffness means I can't use the wheelchair now as these wheelchairs require you to bend your knees at 90 degrees . I hear the wheelchairs at the old hospital were much better?

You have to bend your knees to 90 degrees, especially at the beginning or it will get only worse. Just put a lot of pillow under your feet and you knees will fall down and then stay like that for a few hours.

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Quote from: LittleLiam on October 18, 2014, 11:13:54 AMSo MDOW did you have cortisone injections while lengthening?  How did you with stead the pain of knee bending without painkillers?

My knee stiffness means I can't use the wheelchair now as these wheelchairs require you to bend your knees at 90 degrees . I hear the wheelchairs at the old hospital were much better?

I had the occasional cortisone injection, but it's not good to have too many throughout lengthening.  The fact that they worked showed that my stiffness was caused by inflammation and not by some severe biomechanical problem.

The wheelchairs at the old hospital were crap; probably the same make and model they gave you.  Here was the advantage of lengthening with 30 other people.  Lumberjack came up with this brilliant setup:

-Adjust the wheelchair's footrests as high as they'll go
-Put your table on top of the footrests
-Put your pillow on top of the table

Like this:

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Hey MDOW ,

Your wheelchair solution is great, thanks. I've created a similar solution with pillows and twine but no table. Our tables are on wheels beside the bed.

All,

I asked about medication for my knee and the dr had proposed a product with 'Artz Dispo' printed on it. I said I want to do research on it before being injected, probably tomorrow morning. If it allows me to bend my knee so that I can exercise and walk I will be delighted as I can get back to lengthening again.

Any advice appreciated.

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Quote from: LittleLiam on October 20, 2014, 04:42:00 AMHey MDOW ,

Your wheelchair solution is great, thanks. I've created a similar solution with pillows and twine but no table. Our tables are on wheels beside the bed.

All,

I asked about medication for my knee and the dr had proposed a product with 'Artz Dispo' printed on it. I said I want to do research on it before being injected, probably tomorrow morning. If it allows me to bend my knee so that I can exercise and walk I will be delighted as I can get back to lengthening again.

Any advice appreciated.

Pharmaceuticals and Medical devices

As a pioneer in glycoconjugate research, Seikagaku uses its own technologies and know-how, and is well trusted as a pharmaceutical company that makes high quality products. Seikagaku manufactures and markets pharmaceutical products containing hyaluronic acid, a major component of glycoconjugates. As the society continues to age, these products improve people's Quality of Life.

Product Information

ARTZ Intra-articular injections for improving joint functions

Therapeutic Category   Brand Name   Generic Name   Launch Date
Joint function improving agent   ARTZ®25mg   Purified Sodium Hyaluronate   March 1987
Joint function improving agent   ARTZ Dispo®25mg   Purified Sodium Hyaluronate   February 1993
ARTZ® is the world's first joint function improving agent whose main ingredient is hyaluronic acid. It was developed based on the knowledge that hyaluronic acid is an important component of joint fluid. By being directly injected into the joint, the drug can help improve ailments common among seniors, such as osteoarthritis of the knee, periarthritis of the shoulder, and knee joint pain of rheumatoid arthritis.
ARTZ Dispo® is a pre-filled syringe, eliminating the time it takes to aspirate the drug solution (hyaluronic acid) from the ampule.
ARTZ® has been approved in 17 countries, including Japan, the US, Europe, and several countries in Asia. It is widely trusted by medical society and more than 330 million injections have already been administered worldwide.

      
ARTZ®25mg   ARTZ Dispo®25mg(Plastic Syringe)   ARTZ Dispo®25mg(Glass Syringe)

Gel-One Cross-linked Hyaluronate Hydrogel for Knee Osteoarthritis

You don't really need any kind of injections for bending your knee, just do some physio, even if it's really really painful. That's LL

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It may or may not help, but I'd try it and see.  The U.S. National Institute of Health has a paper that says it's a safe drug, at least, based on clinical trials.

Quote from: 123 on October 20, 2014, 12:14:21 PMYou don't really need any kind of injections for bending your knee, just do some physio, even if it's really really painful. That's LL

Only if it's caused by tightness of the tendons, not because of inflammation in the joints.  It's not about pain; the knee joint is just so stiff it won't move.

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Thanks 123 and MDOW for your advice and guidance.  I have pain in both knees and expected that however the left knee is locked and huge now due to fluid retention compared with my right knee.  With Physio and warm ups my right knee responds but my left doesn't and that's my concern as I can't continue with a locked left knee. The pins are not identically positioned and I suspect the the pin on the left penetrating the anterior ligament , the small one that connect patella with tibia, is a contributing factor. I've tried taking pain killer and the left knee stays locked. I've scheduled the injection for my left knee tomorrow so fingers crossed. Thanks for your support.