Just the two of us at the moment. Usually there are so many people in here waiting to get their pain med prescriptions renewed. Me, I'm just waiting to see the scheduler to get my plasma rich injection done in my right knee. I can't do pain meds - they make me stupid! And I certainly couldn't drive as much as I do for mom's purposes or mine, if I did. Ice packs, CBD cream and a tens unit have to do me. Can't get me for DUI with those. =) Phone shot.
@danette They do take some of the edge off the pain. The plasma injection in my left knee has done so much better than the gel injections - which would have worn off by now.
Yeah. They were backed up a long time after the restrictions slacked off. Not so crowed now, but this place is usually stacked with people wanting their pain killers.
Before my knee op I had cortisone injections till they stopped being effective. I do sympathise - I wanted to get my leg chopped off. Glad it's working for you.
@Dawn I feel I need to let you know that medicare won't pay for the plasma injections. It will pay for the gel injections, but not the plasma. I've been through four rounds (one round is three shots in each knee) of the gel injections in each knee. They might last a month for me and the pain is back! For some people the gel injections last six months to six years, but they just didn't work for me. For the plasma injections, they draw my blood and spin it down to the plasma which is injected into my knee. My left knee was done in January and it's still doing fine. My right knee is scheduled for the plasma injection this coming week. I have to pay for these out of my pocket and that's why I didn't get them both done at the same time. I have to work it into my budget, but if it works - it's worth it! I see a neurologist for these injections, although some orthopedics will do them. I suggest you look into the gel first - since medicare pays for it. Cortisone only works for so long. That's why the doctors in South Carolina won't give you more than three cortisone shots for the same problem. Stay away from steroids if you can! They now know steroid shots cause cataracts and make them grow!
@wakelys There are a lot less chairs since COVID. They haven't added them back.
@fbailey Thank you! I can't have knee surgery. Too risky for me because I don't have good blood flow in my legs. If you don't have good blood flow, it won't heal properly. So I have to find alternatives. The plasma is working very well in my left knee. Now on to the right!
@marlboromaam Thanks for info Mags I’ve stopped having cortisone injections now are waiting on surgery but it’s a really on wait , I live in NZ so have no idea if there will be a cost but suspect there will be .
I do hope you get some relief take care 😊
Great candid shot Mags. I hope this work’s well for you and that it lasts. I think the doctors office since covid have certainly improved scheduling appointments. To comply with social distancing they seem to get you in and out in a more timely manner.
Great shot of this neat waiting room. I have been reading the comments, and hope that it all works out well for you and that your pain level is manageable.
@johnfalconer Thank you, John. Actually, it's a much less expensive procedure than what the insurance company pays for the gel injections which makes no sense at all to me!
@pamalama Yes, ma'am! Can't drive, can't operate heavy machinery, get dizzy and stupid! Plus I'd probably get addicted to them.
@mittens Thanks, Marilyn! Cookie-cutter medicine doesn't work for everyone.
Waiting rooms are so sad😔 I hope you are able to manage your pain with the injections. I have empathy - I messed up my left knee this week and I’ve been hobbling
@rensala They are pretty sad and I never have understood why you have to wait in the waiting room for them to call you back to an exam room - just to wait some more! LOL! The plasma injection worked for my left knee. Hoping it will work for the right too. Then maybe - some of my back pain will go away, or I'll be looking for another doctor to do the plasma injections for that too. =) I don't know what treatment methods they have for your knee trouble in the UK. If it's osteoarthritis (worn out tissue between the bones), I hope you can get some help. Bad knees can throw everything else out of kilter - just like bad feet can. You take care!
@Dawn When I saw my primary care doctor last week, he informed me that Europe has been using the plasma injections for the past 15 years. Surly they're using them down your way too. The USA is just catching up with Europe with the plasma injections and South Carolina still isn't doing them for back pain. Ask your doctor about them to see if they will help.
August 18th, 2023
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@fbailey Thank you! I can't have knee surgery. Too risky for me because I don't have good blood flow in my legs. If you don't have good blood flow, it won't heal properly. So I have to find alternatives. The plasma is working very well in my left knee. Now on to the right!
I do hope you get some relief take care 😊
@joansmor Thanks, Joan!
@Dawn Good luck and let me know!
@kjarn I know I hadn't! LOL!
@ludwigsdiana Thank you, Diana.
@pusspup Thanks, Wylie.
The plasma thingy sounds complicated. And expensive.
@pamalama Yes, ma'am! Can't drive, can't operate heavy machinery, get dizzy and stupid! Plus I'd probably get addicted to them.
@mittens Thanks, Marilyn! Cookie-cutter medicine doesn't work for everyone.
@haskar Thank you, Haskar.