Osgood-Schlatters disease?????
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I am a 38 year old woman.
I was diagnosed with OSD when I was aprox. 10 yrs of age.
I was told at the time to take up a light exercise and drink lots of orange juice, and it would “go away” when I reached 17.
Welllll my knees don’t swell humungous and lock up anymore, but they do swell and I know wake up with night mares that my knees are broke because the pain is soo intence.
If I leave my knees bent for longer than a few minutes at a time it is extreamly painful.
Is this the adult effects of OSD? Any information would be helpful.
I have recently broke down and gone to the dr. x-rays and blood tests later and I am waiting for results. I just thought in the mean time I would look for some information.
Thank youChantel
11 comments
Danielle
I too would like to find out some more effects of Adult OSD. I am 23 year old woman with the same knee pain and issues you have explained. I visited my Dr. and he sent me through 6 months of physical therapy, which seemed to do nothing more than cause me more pain. He has now referred me to an orthopedic specialist whom I have not visited yet, to find out more information on performing a knee scope. which doesn’t sound like a very fun surgical procedure. being that I need both knees done I would have to be hard casted for a period of time and then in a hinged knee brace for up to 6 months per leg. I have learned that OSD doesn’t just go away, and would like to find out other options before going under the knife.
Karla
I’ve been doing research on OSD for several years, and have come up with my own explanation as to what it is, how long it lasts and how to treat it. OSD is a condition that is MOSTLY found in children who are extremely active in sports and/or other physical activities affecting the knees. HOWEVER, this condition does not simply go away for most suffers. Many doctors say that OSD suffers will simply outgrow the pain and “lump” below the knee, but I’ve found many websites with people just like us who say otherwise. I’m almost 27 years old and the lump on my knee is just as protruding as it was when I was in middle/high school. It has not gone down at all, nor grown in size. No pain pills help the discomfort neither does heat or ice.Surgery is an option in extreme cases, however, not typically administered. I’ve found that different things aggravate my knee and that I have to be extra careful to not bump it or apply too much stress to it. When my knee is aggravated, it bothers me for days…and I can barely squat down or cross my legs. I just let the discomfort run it’s course, and I’ll be “normal” within a couple of days to a week.Anyway, it seems like doctors don’t realize that this condition does not only affect children, but people of all ages. I wish more research was being done on OSD, but until then, I’ll keep doing my own research to possibly help inform other adults suffering from OSD.Karla
David
Hi,I’m 38 yrs old and was diagnosed with OSD at 11, went away for a few years until my early 20’s. I have been in chronic pain with it for the last 18yrs, started as a pain like Chantel then gradually got worse over the years, anti inflamatories, cortisone injections etc, was on diclofenac for 8 years then paracetemol & codeine for last 10 years plus other strong painkillers with them they don’t work had an operation to remove bone fragment that made it worse and have completed most of pain management programes and doctors / orthapaedics can’t do much else for me, they seem to refuse to believe it’s osd despite the symptoms being the same. what Chantel describes is exactly how it started for me, I couldn’t stand to have my knee bent for more than a few minutes or I’d get pain as it’s got worse it no longer matters if I straighten it the pain stays all the time. I can be thankful that I don’t have any mobility issues, I can walk and don’t look disabled but I’m in immense pain 24×7.Pain doctors are now putting me on morphine as the pain is so bad and nothing else gives me more than 30% relief. I’m really interested if anyone has any info about adult osd, I’ve now seen one of the best knee consultants in the uk who tells me it’s very rare and most doctors don’t believe it. Also tells me that none of the operations they do for it work (he knows of 3).
Michelle
I read your comment/question online and I feel your pain!! I see that you sent that in back in 2014. What has happend sence? I too have OS in both knees at 32, and have had it sence I was 8. Noone in my area has ever heard of this as an adult. I am very frustrated. Noone will even see me in ortho do to their lack of knowlege on the diagnosis at my at my age. The lumps on my knee’s are about 2-3 inches out. I look like a freak of nature. Any help would be great. I hope you got it taken care of! Please let me know.-Michelle
Jed
I was diagnosed with osgood shlatters at about 12 and when I was 17 I tore the lump off of my shin while doing plyometrics in gym class. The doctor said to stay off of it for a while and it would go away, it did for about 6 years and then one morning I got out of bed and stepped out of bed and almost fell down the doctor again said stay off of it for a while and it will go away. Well I am now 29 and while at work last summer I squatted down to work on something and I ripped the piece of bone off of the top of my shin again the specialists that they sent me to had never seen this happen before so they went in and took out the bone fragments and sent me to physical therapy, it seems to feel better now but you never know if or when it will happen again. There is not enough research on this proglem doctors all think that it is only in children and that you will outgrow it.
Sabrina
I first was diagnosed with Osgood-Schlatters at about 13. I was a typical jock I am 41 now and pain is my middle name. I have a young son who is active. I have to make choices about what I will do or I will be in so much painI can’t even really walk well for days. I can’t run; I can’t play tag. I can’t play baseball. I can’t enjoy much strenuous physical activity. I had the MRI and arthroscopic surgery on my worst knee. It definitely brought the pain down. The surgeon said to me truly there was little hope that doing anything with the osgood hump would make things better. He said likely it would do nothing and cause a lot of suffering. I am saddened. There is a sorry lack of information about OSC and there is much conflicting info on the internet. What is the truth? What can be done? I’d like to be more active yet suffer less pain. Thanks,Sabrina
DORIS HAM
MY GRANDSON IS 13 AND WAS JUST DIAGNOSED WITH OSGOODE DISEASE. WILL HE OUTGROW THIS? HE LOVES BASEBALL AND HAD 8 HOMERUNS THIS SEASON AND WILL NOW BE GOING TO PLAY IN THE ALL STARS. DO YOU THINK HE SHOULD LAY OFF PLAYING. HE IS VERY TALL FOR HIS AGE. HOPING HE WON’T HAVE A LIFETIME OF KNEE PROBLEMS. THANKS FOR YOUR HELP.
Allen Dean
I’m 53 and have recently had bony protrusions pop up on both legs right below the knee at the top of the Femur bone, but my knees don’t hurt and the bumps aren’t tender, but I don’t like the way they look.Could this be OSD?
Dinah
I never knew so many adults had OSD. I am 30 and also suffer on my left knee. I can’t put any weight on it like bending over on my knees or any other strain. Very strange that there is not resolution for this.
Andy
I’m 24 and have had OSD since I was 12. Having been to the docs and knee specialists, have been told that it is one of the worst cases ever seen (maybe just humouring me) but was told that it is something that can disappear with age, but can get to a point of no return. I believe I have now reached that point and dr say that it is something that I will just have to put up with. My only advice would be is to keep excersising moderately so the joint doesn’t stiffen but do not over do it or worse will happen in older age.
Angie
I am a 38 year old woman. I learned I had OSD when I was 12 but I had the sypmtoms since I was in kindergarden. I was the only kid in my class that couldn’t kneel down without pain. Nor could I sit indian style. I still can’t do those things and wouldn’t dare try. But I still have the pain. The aching pain!! That I sometimes wake up to . Like today.. And it’s really bad when it rains.. Doctors have told me there is othing I can do for it. But there has to be something out there..If anyones knows please respond back. Thanks..