No, the TKR is much worse. Take your meds to stay ahead of the pain. Ice is often and keep it moving, you don’t want to go through all this and not have great results.

I'm sorry, but I laughed when I read the comparison. I don't want to scare you, but I've had two neck surgeries and my TKR is the worst thing I've ever been through. You're sent home after 2 days, when you should be there MUCH longer. FYI. If you don't have loads of help at home please look at hospital rehab. It is taxing for family members. Home health also has pt that comes to your house. Wish I knew that. Good luck.

I had TKR last July and Tk revision in February. I took no opioids, they do nothing for pain for me. I took Tylenol and meloxicam. Had full ROM in a week in both knees. Was also doing stairs the first week. Don’t listen to any horror stories.