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Have Torn Meniscus, Damaged ACL, Severe Arthritis, Shoulder, Hands, Arms Sore, Unbearable Pain, Have To Wait For Knee Replacement. What Should I Do?

Hello, 56 year old female, who after 2 bad falls on the ice last March, found out I have a torn meniscus and damaged ACL , but artritis is so severe, they can only do a total knee replacement , but after having a steroid injection in each knee, and having it only help me for 3 weeks, I have to wait 6 months for a knee replacement, pain is off the charts... I assumed it was osteo arthritis, but lately my hands, fingers, wrists, elbows and up my arms to shoulder are so sore I can hardly get dressed or move them, Ive neve experienced that before. I am on Meloxicam(15MG), have been on Hydrocodone since March this year, and will have to continue it till at least March of next year, and Tylenol, so have a feeling, my liver is pretty toxic... my arm and hand symptoms make ME think this has to be Rhuematoid Arthritis instead, something is going on there, I have a raised lump on back of one hand, the hand I cannot even lift anymore......any suggestions? karen
Mon, 4 Nov 2013
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Check a blood routine test.If it is a systemic illness like rheumatoid arthritis it will give a high ESR.You can check RA factor and ANA profile also.Other conditions like a high blood cholesterol and unccontrolled BP gives such a picture also.
You can take intraarticular injection of hyaluronic acid also.
give knee cold compress.it also give some relief.
Hope this may help you
thanks
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Have Torn Meniscus, Damaged ACL, Severe Arthritis, Shoulder, Hands, Arms Sore, Unbearable Pain, Have To Wait For Knee Replacement. What Should I Do?

Hi Check a blood routine test.If it is a systemic illness like rheumatoid arthritis it will give a high ESR.You can check RA factor and ANA profile also.Other conditions like a high blood cholesterol and unccontrolled BP gives such a picture also. You can take intraarticular injection of hyaluronic acid also. give knee cold compress.it also give some relief. Hope this may help you thanks