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Having had a total knee replacement in Feb. of 2020 and multiple injections in my hips and now the other knee, I will opt for injections rather than surgery for the rest of my life. Joint replacement surgery is very painful and the healing time is about one year. The injections work very well most of the time. As far as diagnosis, I'm thinking your doctor must've said your injection will help determine if you need surgery or if the injection will work. If you have further questions, be sure to pin the doc down and ask away before he talks you into something you don't want. Just my opinion and advice from my own experience.
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I'm sorry you had a bad experience with TKR. I prepared for my replacements, both in 2022 four months apart. I hired a trainer and got my legs in shape. After surgery, I was obsessive about doing the rehab exercises. The knees healed really well and it's the best thing I've ever done for my body.
No two knees, or people, are alike.
And I think you correctly interpreted what msjv's Dr. was saying. As long as cortisone injections work, there is no rush to surgery. My knees were bone-on-bone and extremely painful. TKR eventually was a necessity. No regrets here.
Finally, I do think joint replacement takes one year to heal completely. A patient should be feeling fine long before that, but these are major and traumatic surgeries.