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I was put into the hospital in March '06 after using a carpet pro...

Posted at 1: 0 PM on Jan 26, 2009 by jeechunk, #38378
I was put into the hospital in March '06 after using a carpet protectant that I purchased at the pet store. The chemicals in the product burned my lungs and I spent about 3 weeks in the hospital and was given prednisone for 10 -12 days. I remained in the hospital after my lung function increased because of the sever pain in my knees. My husband was going nuts trying to tell the doctors that he read on the internet that prednisone causes problems with knees and joints but they didn't believe him and kept running tests. They eventually switched the steroid to solumedrol and the pain decreased. I was sent home with less pain which eventually went away....but not for long. 7 months later, I began to have knee pain, which continued to get worse each day. The 1st Ortho told me that I tore a ligament and that the dead bone on the MRI will grow back. I didn't like that answer and eventually went back to an orthopedic surgeon I saw a few years prior for an injury I had while doing gymnastics. He took one look at my MRI and diagnosed me with AVN in my right knee. I got my 1st total knee replacement in August '07, a manipulation in October '07. While recovering, I noticed that my left knee was hurting and thought it was from using it so much and compensating for the right one......but I was wrong. I got an MRI on my left knee and once again, I have AVN. I got my 2nd knee replacement in January '08, a manipulation in February '08 and a 2nd manipulation in March '08. I'm now 29 years old, with asthma (from the carpet spray) 2 fake knees and have had the worst 3 years ever while going through all of this. I now have pain in my 1st replaced knee......under my knee and toward the inside. I go back to my surgeon tomorrow and am dreading another surgery. If anyone has any questions, I'll try to help you as much as I can. J.
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Reply 10 months ago on Jan 26, 2009 by valinal, #16411

Hi Jeena. You sure have been through a lot for your young age. Did the doctors think your AVN was caused by the prednisone? I am curious because your knee symptoms match mine, and none of my doctors have any answers. Right now my knees feel fine, but that week or so of nocturnal knee pain was intense. It was right after the final injection. It hasn't even been a month since the knee pain, and about a month since my last steroid injection and 4 1/2 weeks since the oral prednisone. I am 50, and would probably be fairly casual about future knee pain because of the osteoarthritis in my other joints. I haven't found anything on the web about prednisone and knee pain. But now that I have seen your post I will definitely stay on top of any future pain. Does your husband remember any of the websites? Thank you in advance for any information you have and you have my prayers for a full recovery .and no more surgeries. Val

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Reply 10 months ago on Jan 26, 2009 by 47140, #16414

Absolutely, what your husband read in my belief is true.
What's wrong with doctors today???
$$$$$????

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