Gelsyn-3 and Back Pain: What Users Say

• bre...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• June 1, 2023

For Osteoarthritis "I received the Gelsyn-3 knee injections, one each week for 3 weeks. The first injection, my knees were sore, but I really didn't feel much different as my knees still hurt as before. I received the second injection, and that next day I began having more pain than I had ever had. I started hurting behind my left knee, which had never hurt me before. I felt fatigued and had leg and thigh pain at night that I couldn't sleep most nights. I really didn't want to get the third shot but was advised by my doctor that after the third shot, I should start feeling some relief. I told him my knees hurt worse than they did before, but he said that should go away, so I got the third injection. A few days after the third injection, my legs started hurting all over, especially at night. I had a headache, my lower back hurt, and I was just sick all over. This went on for several weeks. It's been 6 weeks after the injections, and my knees are no better. I would never do this again, NEVER!"

• BPa...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 8, 2019

For Osteoarthritis "I had my 3rd injection of Gelsyn-3 this week. Two days after, I started experiencing severe lower back pain and also severe muscle pain in both of my thighs. I hope this doesn’t last too much longer, it is one of the side effects. So far, no relief for my knee pain."

• Sug...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 26, 2021

For Osteoarthritis "Had the entire series of Gelsyn. My knee feels worse than before. I can barely walk or put any weight on the knee. I have had low back pain, and I've also had a cramping sensation and spasm in the knee. The pain is excruciating. I'm very disappointed, as I'm not wanting surgery. I personally would not recommend this drug."

• gin...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 5, 2022

For Osteoarthritis "I am two weeks out following my third shot of Gelsyn-3, and I have had a slight pain improvement, but the bone-on-bone pain still keeps me from walking any sort of distance, like through a grocery store. I had a headache and back pain at first, but that seems to be subsiding. I am hoping in two more weeks, I will have greater mobility with less pain, but most of these reviews seem to be of a negative result, so I am discouraged. I was hoping these injections would save me from a replacement, but so far, I have not had full pain or mobility relief."

• Ben...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 12, 2022

For Osteoarthritis "My provider injected at only one site, not several. He claimed I only could get 1 injection, not the 3 recommended. That’s for the best because I am having unbearable pain in my thighs, they feel overinflated footballs. So much product was injected that my pelvis was pushed up. Now I have pinched nerves constantly pulsing in my back and lower back pain. I have been falling because my knees are so swollen and tight, like cement. I had Suarez many years ago and can 100% recommend it. There are too many negative reviews on this page. My advice is to stay away from Gelsyn-3. Please take this seriously or you may deeply regret having your mobility and your life taken from you."