Silicon knee injections - upside, in six weeks, might be able to walk fairly normally again...

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11. Best cold pack is self made

I used these after both knee surgeries, after both knee replacements, and after both carpal tunnel surgeries.

1 part rubbing alcohol to 3 parts water - put into a zip lock bag, then bag again with the zipper facing the other way. Put in the freezer flat. When you take it out, put a light weight towel between it and your skin. The cold pack will form around your joint and will stay cold longer than ice or even frozen peas or corn (my second favorite cold packs).

For a gallon sized cold pack, use one cup alcohol to three cups water. For a quart sized, one fourth cup alcohol to three quarter cup water. I usually put a couple of drops of blue coloring in the mix so it stands out as non-edible in the freezer.

For each of my surgery recovery periods, col packs helped more with the pain than any medications.