I had osteomyelitis in my sacroiliac joint 11 years ago...destroyed all the cartilage in the area and it somehow fused which was a blessing since all that bone on bone shifting hurt like the dickens.  My knees are beyond repair.  My hips are getting worse by the minute.  I've never really taken too many drugs but I have taken tramadol, lortab, darvocet and to tell the truth nothing really helped all that much.  Even if I have had some sort of procedure and they gave me stouter stuff, it really didn't totally relieve the pain.  I even found that while taking drugs for pain, I tended to overdo it and then end up in much more pain with nothing to relieve it so I basically gave them up alltogether.  I've about come to the conclusion that nothing REALLY helps bone pain all that much.  I have a sensitive system though.  I haven't tried the shots, from what I have heard they are only temporary and the more you get the more you have to get.  I have also found that over the years that I have become much more used to the pain.  Sometimes I even forget that something hurts until it totally flares up or if I'm in the doctor's office and they ask me and I conciously think of  what is ailing me. I  usually tell them it might be easier if they ask me what does NOT hurt, lol.  In my hips anyway.  My knees scream at me horribly.  So I guess there might be some drugs out there that take the edge off but I haven't found any that give total relief.  Lifestyle changes have helped the most, recognizing your limitations and listening to your body when it hollers at you.  Good luck with finding something and let me know if you do  I haven't had surgery yet and am hoping that will help considerably but I already know I'm in line for a couple of knees...Did you have these problems before surgery and did it help you?

looks like the new website format has caused "ticker" problems for all of us. I sent an e-mail to tech ... we all should probably?

Lose the weight first, and then have the hip surgery. I would like to lose 20 more lb to make the hip replacement easier. Not just for me but for my surgeon so the surgery goes easier for him.  I felt jipped after losing all the weight and still having the pain.

I had g bypass surg oct 7 have lost about 50 lb not quit  sure thru scale away keep giving me big varieces  had  or have an open wound had wound vac on for over a month dont feel like i have  done so well any input out there tanks pam