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Dr. Andrew Rynne
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Dr. Andrew Rynne

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Suggest Treatment For Knee Pain And Difficulty Walking

hi sir my health question is that am having knee pain were I can not walk and when I do walk or stand even sit down it hurt me so bad I be in tears well my doctor she say it arthristis and she give me a steroid shot last month it hope a while and started back now it it hard for now am sitting down a nuff about me my roommate his stomac swollen and swell every day and his legs swell big well our doctor got him on water pills and shots for his sugar type 2 me I take metformin do we need to see another doctor or what we being goring to here for over 15 years and he 61 am 58 thank you for reading me
Mon, 23 Mar 2015
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Dear rule out osteoarthritis. Get x rayed the knees and then start proper Physio.
OA can be treated with analgesics And physio
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Suggest Treatment For Knee Pain And Difficulty Walking

Dear rule out osteoarthritis. Get x rayed the knees and then start proper Physio. OA can be treated with analgesics And physio