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<blockquote data-quote="DammitJanet" data-source="post: 424305" data-attributes="member: 1514"><p>Star...bingo...somewhat. </p><p></p><p>Rooster comb shots are supposed to work for 6 to 9 months per series of shotsThey really only want to do one series of shots a year. My ortho only does the type that are a 5 shot series. Ok, that means I go in once a week for 5 weeks. The shots did seem to last almost six months the first time I had them when I got my left knee scoped and they did it in my left knee only. Do remember they start the shots the day after they do the surgery...lol. Fun fun! </p><p></p><p>About six months later they did my right knee with the shots because I was leaning so much to that side after scoping the left knee. Made sense right? This time the shots only lasted about 5 months and they had to scope my right knee at the end of that time. Again fun fun and they started the shots right after surgery...this time on BOTH knees. Okay....this makes twice on both knees now in a year and a half. Then I lost insurance. As soon as I got insurance back, I ran back in and they did more xrays and everything was worse so they did more shots in both knees and they told me...all we can do is keep doing the shots as often as we can. However, its 5 weekly shots that are now only lasting about 2 months past when they do the shots! Then cortisone shots trying to get me through till the time we can do another series. </p><p></p><p>They dont want to give me replacements for many of the reasons Star says. I am way overweight plus I have longevity in my family. Everyone in my family seems to live till they are at least 80 so that means with the average life span of Medicare/medicaid knees being 10 years...well...at age 50...ummm...too many replacement knees. I need to be at least 60. They said 50 until they heard how old my parents were when they died...and that my uncles and grandparents died at the same ages...sigh. I have uncles who are still alive and kicking in their late 80s!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DammitJanet, post: 424305, member: 1514"] Star...bingo...somewhat. Rooster comb shots are supposed to work for 6 to 9 months per series of shotsThey really only want to do one series of shots a year. My ortho only does the type that are a 5 shot series. Ok, that means I go in once a week for 5 weeks. The shots did seem to last almost six months the first time I had them when I got my left knee scoped and they did it in my left knee only. Do remember they start the shots the day after they do the surgery...lol. Fun fun! About six months later they did my right knee with the shots because I was leaning so much to that side after scoping the left knee. Made sense right? This time the shots only lasted about 5 months and they had to scope my right knee at the end of that time. Again fun fun and they started the shots right after surgery...this time on BOTH knees. Okay....this makes twice on both knees now in a year and a half. Then I lost insurance. As soon as I got insurance back, I ran back in and they did more xrays and everything was worse so they did more shots in both knees and they told me...all we can do is keep doing the shots as often as we can. However, its 5 weekly shots that are now only lasting about 2 months past when they do the shots! Then cortisone shots trying to get me through till the time we can do another series. They dont want to give me replacements for many of the reasons Star says. I am way overweight plus I have longevity in my family. Everyone in my family seems to live till they are at least 80 so that means with the average life span of Medicare/medicaid knees being 10 years...well...at age 50...ummm...too many replacement knees. I need to be at least 60. They said 50 until they heard how old my parents were when they died...and that my uncles and grandparents died at the same ages...sigh. I have uncles who are still alive and kicking in their late 80s! [/QUOTE]
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