After still being in pain and surgery not being an option, I was referred by my brilliant and compassionate dentist, Dr. Kirk Larsen, to get an opinion for pain relief from a Dr. Stewart Shanfield, another Orthopedist. He examined my knee and reviewed my two sets of X-rays and MRI and said he wanted to give me a cortisone shot and if that didn't relieve my pain, the next option would be viscosupplementation, a "greasing lubricant" that can be injected. I was terrified at another cortisone injection after my last experience with Dr. Evensen's PA and he said he promised I would only feel a pinch and not pain. The difference in giving the shot was that he felt the knee for a few minutes and then injected while an assistant sprayed cold, numbing spray continuously during the entire procedure. I asked him if he had started injecting and he replied that he was done. The injection was on June 7 and I have been pain free since. What a difference a skilled doctor and assistant makes in having cortisone injections. I would highly recommend Dr. Shanfield who, as others had said, is not only skilled but always has a smile on his face. I was so grateful that I wrote thank you notes to both the doctor and his assistant and only wish I went to them straightaway and could have saved myself years of severe pain. The best part was being treated like a person with respect and dignity rather than as a number on a chart. read more