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<blockquote data-quote="Lothlorien" data-source="post: 85744" data-attributes="member: 1024"><p>Sorry, I've been gone all day. My aunt had hip replacement done in her 40's. She's obese. She should have had her knees done several years ago, but is too out of commision now to go through with the rehab.</p><p></p><p>Any ortho will tell you that the first line of defense in treating this condition is to lose some weight. 10 pounds, 20 pounds, whatever you can. Losing weight will help with the fibro pain also. I know it's a double edge sword; you are in pain so you can't exercise. Even if you can do some light stretching, daily, it's good for your body and your joints.</p><p></p><p>There is another type of visco elastic injections call Hylagen. It is a series of five injections vs. three.</p><p></p><p>If they are that bad, then do one surgery at a time. Go through the rehab and then the best line of defense, again, is try to walk, stretch and lose some weight to keep from damaging the knees and having to replace again. </p><p></p><p>You can try the minimally invasive way, but some of the docs who do those procedures generally do not take insurance (at least not up here), but it may be worth a try looking into. They make smaller incisions, cutting less muscle, which makes healing time faster.</p><p></p><p>If you have the traditional surgery, depending on how motivated you are, it's about a six week recovery.</p><p></p><p>Did I answer your questions? If you have any other questions, let me know. There is a website, from I think it's Hackensack University Hospital that you can watch the minimally invasive surgery on webcast. If you want it, let me know and I'll look up the link.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lothlorien, post: 85744, member: 1024"] Sorry, I've been gone all day. My aunt had hip replacement done in her 40's. She's obese. She should have had her knees done several years ago, but is too out of commision now to go through with the rehab. Any ortho will tell you that the first line of defense in treating this condition is to lose some weight. 10 pounds, 20 pounds, whatever you can. Losing weight will help with the fibro pain also. I know it's a double edge sword; you are in pain so you can't exercise. Even if you can do some light stretching, daily, it's good for your body and your joints. There is another type of visco elastic injections call Hylagen. It is a series of five injections vs. three. If they are that bad, then do one surgery at a time. Go through the rehab and then the best line of defense, again, is try to walk, stretch and lose some weight to keep from damaging the knees and having to replace again. You can try the minimally invasive way, but some of the docs who do those procedures generally do not take insurance (at least not up here), but it may be worth a try looking into. They make smaller incisions, cutting less muscle, which makes healing time faster. If you have the traditional surgery, depending on how motivated you are, it's about a six week recovery. Did I answer your questions? If you have any other questions, let me know. There is a website, from I think it's Hackensack University Hospital that you can watch the minimally invasive surgery on webcast. If you want it, let me know and I'll look up the link. [/QUOTE]
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