Synvisc Injections

can you please tell me what reactions you had with your synvisc shots? i had my second one yesterday and had reactions with it and my first one. doctor did nothing. reactions this time are severe, chest pains,dizziness,trouble breathing,headaches,sick in stomach, shakey,knee very week and painful and unstable, please respond to me at: tinahaus@pa.net. thank you

thank you for replying to my post ,,, can you tell me the difference between SynVisc injections and hylagen??

my husband injured his knee in a motorcycle accident in 1981 ,, his knee hit a steel post at about 45 mph. His knee was shattered, his has no kneecap. He has had 6 surgeries since, some just to clean things out and the last one was a tendon placement to keep his knee in place. That was in '95. He is now having a great deal of problems with it again ,,his knee is shot ,, no cartiledge left. We were at his orthopedic doctors today ,, they dreww 60cc's of fluid from his knee. He has been told that he is too young, and too active to be a candidate for a knee replacement. He is 42 years old. The doctor recommended that he be fitted for a brace - this would help in preventing his knee from popping out and also prevent his leg from turning outward below the knee, anymore than it already has. The doctor also recommended 'chicken comb' injections, which I assume from my research, is the same as Syn-Visc injections. This is all unfamiliar to us and we would appreciate anyone else's input ,, as to what the injections do for you ,, possible side effects, etc. Any info and/or advice would be greatly appreciated ~der~

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I am curious, because my Dr. @ the Kerlan Jobe has suggested zi have the injsections, but it seems as though most people posting have had a bad experience with them. I have had 6 surguries on my left knee...and the next step is total joint ( which I am too young for, I am only 42) Any one have any suggestions? Judie

I am about 150# overweight, and have already had the arthorscopy surgery last July 02, now I'm beginning the synvisk shots (this week will be my 1st) My problem is not the pain, I can live with the throbbing pain, but my knee locks up! And I'm unable to walk, I have to use crutches to get around. I've seen 2 specialist in TKR and neither will touch me because of the weight. I'm 43 yrs old, and work a clerical managment position, which is becomeing very difficult for me, since with cructches I can't even carry a notebook to a meeting. Any advice is welcomed.... is there anyone out there in the same boat, I can't see you through the tears... please write!

be careful with your second series of injections. It might be better to speak with the company who produces Synvic, i had the injections 5 years apart and this time around i was unable to walk to two days due to a possibly sensatively built up to the injections, the pain was severe with swelling and fever. After two days i was feeling much better. The FDA studies from the company were only done on first time users.

I understand what you are going through. I have had 4 surgeries on my knee. My first surgery was done at 27 years old and a second surgery 6 weeks after the first. My last surgery I had six things repaired and that was done Dec. 2001. I am still struggling with pain and not able to return to normal activities. I have switched doctors several times and finally found a doctor that I believe is trying to treat my problem instead of the symtoms. The first doctor told be he would see me back in 5 years instead of the usual 10 years and I am to young for a knee replacement. The next doctor said that physical therapy was the answer. This only my knee pain worse. My new Doctor (Dr. Kirk Davis, Toledo, Ohio) has diag. Post Tramatic Syndrome and will be giving the Sinvisc injection. He says there are many other avenue to try but some avenues mean surgery. I have enough surgery but I want to keep my own knee parts as long as possible.

I'm 59 years old I had 2 scopes done and then reinjured the knee I had the series .the doc said since the corta,didn't work we could try the synvic,while I didn't enjoy the shots,I did get relief after the first shot.I had them in june and it's amonth later no problems yet,just make sure you shooter uses litocane or something to numb it first,it burns like hell otherwise.I may have to have a replacement.But for now this has really helped.

I am a 49 year old who underwent arthroscopic surgery last fall(2001). My doctor told me that I had no cartilage left on the inner part of my knee. He said he could try the synvisc injections but he wasn't optomistic about the success of them since I have no cartilage there to work off. I am in pain constantly with my knee even during the night. Any suggestions?

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I just had my first synvisc injection about four hours ago. Directly following the injection I experienced terrible pain and I was unable to bend or straighten my knee. When I stood up I was not able to put any pressure on it and then I nearly past out. My doctor said that he has never heard of any one doing that before. Even now, although I have improved a bit, I am still in pain and don't have full ROM. Have any of you experienced this? I am only 22 years old and have had 2 knee surgeries w/n the past 2 years. Nothing has seem to work and it is not looking like the synvisc is a good thing to keep trying. Has anyone found anything worthing of trying?

A warning about Synvisc... I just had a very bad experience with Synvisc and found out from some top orthopaedists that this isn't that rare. Read on... I am 48 and have moderate to severe arthritis in my left knee (after ACL replacement) which is painful but manageable and still allows me to participate in active sports like tennis and skiing. A year ago I had a series of Hyalgan injections which had no side effects and gave excellent relief for about 4 months. In preparation for a ski trip to Aspen this year, I decided to have another series to help ensure that the knee was as painfree as possible during a week of skiing. But this time I opted for the Synvisc version... big mistake. Synvisc is the synthetic version of Hyalgan and I had heard that it may be a little more effective than Hyalgan. So about a month ago I started the series of 3 injections. The first 2 injections were fine and my knee was better than ever. However, two days after the 3rd injection, while I was on my way to my ski vacation in Aspen, my knee swelled up to the size of a cantalope and was extremely painful. The clinic here in Aspen, after they drained almost a liter of fluid from my knee, told me that they saw this kind of bad reaction to Synvisc in up to 1/3 of the patients that they had tried it, and that because of that they discontinued using it a couple of years ago. Now they only use the Hyalgan version which they say they've never had a bad reaction to. They say that my knee will recover from the reaction within the next couple of weeks (too late for any skiing!) with no ill effects. I wish I'd known about the bad track record of Synvisc vs Hyalgan... would have saved me a ruined ski trip. Just wanted to pass along the experience and the word from the Aspen clinic (and this is knee central up here due to all the skiing accidents). -David

As i read I have to post a few questions. are poeple getting novicane or some other type of anistisia.... why My doctor told me to take a deep breath and get ready. I had both knee's done on the same day three times. Would like to here from similar good or bad thanks

I'm scheduled to receive synvisc injections in both knees on 19 Dec. Could someone please let me know what to expect on that day. I've already had arthroscopic on the right and 2x on the left. I'm 54 and the Dr. says I'm too young yet for replacements but will certainly have both replaced. This is supposed to buy time. All comments welcome!!

first synvisc injection in left knee on November 27, the first 36 hours were fine, no problems at all. After that things went downhill very quickly. Had swelling +++, with pain as well as a moderate amount of fluid leakage. Was advisde by the PA to increase Vioxx and do the usual ice thing. It's noe December 1 and even though the swelling has susided partially, I'm still having pain, more than before I started this adventure. Am taking Ultram for pain relief, ut without much sucess. Second injection is supposed to happen on the 4th., now I'm wondering if my reactions are normal, or if I should call the whole thing off?

I have 2 tears in the meniscus cartilage. The Dr. wants to try synvic injections rather than "scope" my knee. I am 46 and active. It seems to me that we know its a temporary fix. Maybe I should just get it scoped and forget it. Am I assuming too much regarding the effectiveness of the surgery? I would appreciate anyone's comments.

Also had series of injections recently. took 6-8 weeks to feel any difference. some pain relief, but did not as much as anticipated. was hoping to be able to walk more. sigh. better than nothing. hope you get some relief too.

Ive had 3 synvisc injections and I see no difference yet I hope and pray it will start getting better soon but so far no help at all. I have read it sometimes takes 12 to 18 weeks before there is any improvement. What do you hear on the subject.

l am getting synvisc in both knee's at one time yomarrow 9 25 01 , l would like to hear a good success story, as l am very nervous and scared, but also tired of daily pain and not being able to walk......please a good story.....