Patient Care at StemX

It’s been 5 and a half months. I’m doing well. My knees are pain free, the swelling is gone in both knees. There’s still a little fluid in the left knee, but that’ll go away with time. The spacing of the bones are fine and the cartilage is looking good. I’m doing well, I’m working out at the gym three days a week and my trainer is slowly getting me back into lower body exercises to accommodate the buildup of strength in my legs.

I was unable to do much walking, no golf, no tennis and I was hobbling around so much I worried about throwing my back out. I was in constant bone on bone pain. I had my injection… I have shown steady, if slow, progress ever since. I am now walking 4 to 5 miles a week. I am playing golf with little or no pain or stiffness… I will wait at least another month before I try tennis, but I am looking forward to getting my life back!

X-rays and a MRI showed me to be bone-on-bone, and I had received a steroid injection – without any relief. It was difficult to walk up and down stairs and walk on uneven ground. Within 6 weeks, a sonogram showed space between the leg bones and it was more comfortable for me to walk and do stairs. I returned almost 8 months later for a follow-up – another sonogram showed still more space.