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Hi dalewhit,
Thank you for posting this question. I too have a bone on bone knee (right knee) that needs to be replaced. However, I am 75 and also have heart issues so I might not be approved for surgery. Did your doctors want you to do a cardiac stress test before they would approve you for surgery?
I wish you well with your surgeries - I had a partial knee replacement done on my left leg in 2010 - and that surgery went well and was an easy recovery. My doctor was highly recommended and a good surgeon generally has patients that have good results.
I hope you get comments from many people who are happy with their new knees.
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I am 65 and have an appt for knee replacement surgery, but my ekg came back saying I have had a prior heart attack or something is wrong. Now I have to have a stress test and cannot find a cardiologist that can do this for 2 months. My primary care doctor said it’s possible that I may have to cancel until heart is addressed. Then I found out that ekg results are wrong 25% of the time and 40% misleading. Now I am walking around in fear of a major heart episode happening before I can be seen for a stress test
Anybody out there have knowledge about any of this
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Hello healthseeker 77,
Thanks for your good wishes!
My heart docs say I can go forward with surgeries. I had a stress test a year ago that was ok. My big concern is the rehab stress triggering more antrial tachycardia events which occur intermittently now.
Thanks again and best of luck with your knee.
Dale Whit