Thanks Candace, well the specialist does not want to operate at all, i am still a bit confused, i understand about the knee caps, but surely the osteo needs something done about it, i have not managed to talk with her by phone yet only text, so will get more details later on.

Yes those injections help but they are not without side effects, some quite bad i believe, she is already on medication Arcoxia, i recommended it to her, as i take it now and then, specifically for arthritis pain, but it is not funded by the government and cost 67 dollars a month, luckily she is in a position to afford it, it does help ,but she still has pain,it is much easier and gentle on the stomach than most other inflam medicenes, tyelnol, i think is our equivalent to our panadol,over the counter pain relief for headaches, etc, it is not a strong enough pain relief for this type of pain though, as you need to reduce the inflammation too.

I really do appreciate your research, thanks again, will take a look at the links. cheers carole