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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 475691" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>I am sorry your knees are so shot. I know the weight is a problem with the knees. Are they telling you that you are not eligible for knee replacement because your weight? How do they expect you to lose weight if you can't move because your knees are so bad? Doesn't make sense. </p><p></p><p>I strongly suggest asking for local anesthesia next time you need a steroid shot in that knee. My pain doctor says he has his patients get the steroid shots from him because he does that and most ortho docs don't. Actually my pain doctor is the ONLY doctor I trust to give me a shot. Most docs don't give shots, they tell nurses to give them so the docs are NOT great at giving them. But orthos and pain docs are different, lol.</p><p></p><p>As for the weight, have you had them check your thyroid and A1C levels? Thyroid issues can keep you from loosing weight under ANY circumstances and A1C is to see if you are likely to have diabetes. Many diabetes medications can help in weight loss if you have insulin resistance. Not sure which type of diabetes medications, but there is a type that is pretty helpful. Or so I ahve been told.</p><p></p><p>I hope they can do something to help with the pain and the joint damage.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 475691, member: 1233"] I am sorry your knees are so shot. I know the weight is a problem with the knees. Are they telling you that you are not eligible for knee replacement because your weight? How do they expect you to lose weight if you can't move because your knees are so bad? Doesn't make sense. I strongly suggest asking for local anesthesia next time you need a steroid shot in that knee. My pain doctor says he has his patients get the steroid shots from him because he does that and most ortho docs don't. Actually my pain doctor is the ONLY doctor I trust to give me a shot. Most docs don't give shots, they tell nurses to give them so the docs are NOT great at giving them. But orthos and pain docs are different, lol. As for the weight, have you had them check your thyroid and A1C levels? Thyroid issues can keep you from loosing weight under ANY circumstances and A1C is to see if you are likely to have diabetes. Many diabetes medications can help in weight loss if you have insulin resistance. Not sure which type of diabetes medications, but there is a type that is pretty helpful. Or so I ahve been told. I hope they can do something to help with the pain and the joint damage. [/QUOTE]
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