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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 566977" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>They make little pedestals to raise a bed up. You can buy sets of four and the stated purpose is to let you have more storage space under the bed. I found one set that was about a hundred bucks, but it is metal and not plastic. The manufacturer says that they do not decrease the weight limit set by your bed frame, no clue if that is true or not. There are many cheaper versions, down to under twenty bucks for a set of four. If you have a queen size or king size bed, you may want cinder blocks instead, or at least find some support for the middle of the bed.</p><p></p><p>Here is a page from amazon iwth many bed risers to choose from: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&keywords=bed+risers+4&tag=googhydr-20&index=aps&hvadid=3014742501&hvpos=1t3&hvexid=&hvnetw=s&hvrand=135706709341607024&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=b&ref=pd_sl_82zmdfen7q_b" target="_blank">http://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&keywords=bed+risers+4&tag=googhydr-20&index=aps&hvadid=3014742501&hvpos=1t3&hvexid=&hvnetw=s&hvrand=135706709341607024&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=b&ref=pd_sl_82zmdfen7q_b</a></p><p></p><p>This is a simple thing that will make your life better for a small investment. Please don't try to install the risers yourself - that is what you have menfolk to do for you!</p><p></p><p>I did some research online and cannot find anything like what you describe. I did find this article on botox for severe knee pain: <a href="http://www.livestrong.com/article/79800-botox-knee/" target="_blank">http://www.livestrong.com/article/79800-botox-knee/</a> . </p><p></p><p>Here is an article about different knee injections: <a href="http://www.livestrong.com/knee-injections/" target="_blank">http://www.livestrong.com/knee-injections/</a></p><p></p><p>I also found this list of treatments for the knees, but none sound like what you describe: <a href="http://www.pamf.org/sports/king/osteoarthritis.html" target="_blank">http://www.pamf.org/sports/king/osteoarthritis.html</a></p><p></p><p>I will caution you that ANY treatment that will need you to use a motion machine is going to be incredibly painful. Years ago my aunt fell while teaching her son to ride his bike. She ended up shattering her kneecap badly. A very short period of time after the operation to repair it, the doctor had a motion machine installed in her home. She would have to lay there with it while it moved her knee. The purpose is so that you do not end up with the knee being fused due to improper bone fusion and scar tissue adhesions. My aunt is tough, and was in really great physical shape - she was a runner, managed a swimming pool (and used it for hours a day), and had been a gym teacher. even with pain medications, this was sheer agony. She would cry during the use of the machine (fifteen to thirty min three times a day!) and for over an hour afterword. Nothing helped with the pain.</p><p></p><p>This is not going to be something you want, and if it s necessary, push the doctor for a LOT of pain medications and muscle relaxers. It wasn't until I saw what they were doing and how her muscles were spasming that anyone thought to rx muscle relaxers for her. The doctor 'forgot' and they were supposedly a standard part of the treatment to keep the patient from totally resisting the use of the machine. I don't know that this was true, I do know that after we convinced my aunt to take them she didn't cry as much. She just didn't want another round of side effects from another medication as the stuff she was on already was upsetting her stomach. </p><p></p><p>I know you have real problems with the MRI due to horrible claustrophobia. Is there ANY chance you could get a psychiatrist and the ortho doctor to consider full anesthesia for the MRI? If they tell you this isn't ever done, laugh at them. They gave Jess full anesthesia, not just a sedative or twilight anesthesia, the first time they needed the mri of her head/neck/spine after the constant muscle contractions that make her look like she is shivering happened. She was doing this movement in her sleep, which we first noticed because she was asleep in the recliner and it started squeaking from the movement. If they will knock out a 12 or 13yo, they can do it to you also. </p><p></p><p>I hate that you are kept from surgery that would be a huge benefit to you simply because they cannot work around your claustrophobia. in my opinion that is medical neglect on their part.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 566977, member: 1233"] They make little pedestals to raise a bed up. You can buy sets of four and the stated purpose is to let you have more storage space under the bed. I found one set that was about a hundred bucks, but it is metal and not plastic. The manufacturer says that they do not decrease the weight limit set by your bed frame, no clue if that is true or not. There are many cheaper versions, down to under twenty bucks for a set of four. If you have a queen size or king size bed, you may want cinder blocks instead, or at least find some support for the middle of the bed. Here is a page from amazon iwth many bed risers to choose from: [url]http://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&keywords=bed+risers+4&tag=googhydr-20&index=aps&hvadid=3014742501&hvpos=1t3&hvexid=&hvnetw=s&hvrand=135706709341607024&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=b&ref=pd_sl_82zmdfen7q_b[/url] This is a simple thing that will make your life better for a small investment. Please don't try to install the risers yourself - that is what you have menfolk to do for you! I did some research online and cannot find anything like what you describe. I did find this article on botox for severe knee pain: [url]http://www.livestrong.com/article/79800-botox-knee/[/url] . Here is an article about different knee injections: [url]http://www.livestrong.com/knee-injections/[/url] I also found this list of treatments for the knees, but none sound like what you describe: [url]http://www.pamf.org/sports/king/osteoarthritis.html[/url] I will caution you that ANY treatment that will need you to use a motion machine is going to be incredibly painful. Years ago my aunt fell while teaching her son to ride his bike. She ended up shattering her kneecap badly. A very short period of time after the operation to repair it, the doctor had a motion machine installed in her home. She would have to lay there with it while it moved her knee. The purpose is so that you do not end up with the knee being fused due to improper bone fusion and scar tissue adhesions. My aunt is tough, and was in really great physical shape - she was a runner, managed a swimming pool (and used it for hours a day), and had been a gym teacher. even with pain medications, this was sheer agony. She would cry during the use of the machine (fifteen to thirty min three times a day!) and for over an hour afterword. Nothing helped with the pain. This is not going to be something you want, and if it s necessary, push the doctor for a LOT of pain medications and muscle relaxers. It wasn't until I saw what they were doing and how her muscles were spasming that anyone thought to rx muscle relaxers for her. The doctor 'forgot' and they were supposedly a standard part of the treatment to keep the patient from totally resisting the use of the machine. I don't know that this was true, I do know that after we convinced my aunt to take them she didn't cry as much. She just didn't want another round of side effects from another medication as the stuff she was on already was upsetting her stomach. I know you have real problems with the MRI due to horrible claustrophobia. Is there ANY chance you could get a psychiatrist and the ortho doctor to consider full anesthesia for the MRI? If they tell you this isn't ever done, laugh at them. They gave Jess full anesthesia, not just a sedative or twilight anesthesia, the first time they needed the mri of her head/neck/spine after the constant muscle contractions that make her look like she is shivering happened. She was doing this movement in her sleep, which we first noticed because she was asleep in the recliner and it started squeaking from the movement. If they will knock out a 12 or 13yo, they can do it to you also. I hate that you are kept from surgery that would be a huge benefit to you simply because they cannot work around your claustrophobia. in my opinion that is medical neglect on their part. [/QUOTE]
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