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Total Knee surgery sucks: Did you get help with a second opinion?
Joint Replacements | Last Active: Dec 3, 2024 | Replies (13)Comment receiving replies
Hello @cam28. Knee replacements are a big undergoing and don't always have the results we hope for. I struggled a lot after my knee replacement. I underwent two manipulations and struggled for a year+ to get mobility back. Eventually, my ROM settled on 0-105 or so. It is not the ROM that I hoped for, but for 18 years now I have had far better pain than what I had before the surgery. It took work and a lot of frustration to get there.
Not all surgeries and outcomes are linear, or comparable. While I had a hard road of recovery, it did eventually get better, which is not the case for everyone. It can be easy to get in a web of only negative stories, which is why the following discussion may be useful to read through:
"Total Knee Repair Revision: A Success Story" - https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/tkr-revision/.
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Yes, thank you! I think I’ll read the success stories! I’ve been inundated with so many negative knee replacement experiences, that I’m frankly now terrified to have my TKR in February 2025. I’m a young 63, and I desire to have my life back! I had to pretty much stop everything I’d been doing such as yoga, hiking, and even going on walks. I feel constant pain, stiffness and instability. My balance is off, I’m gaining weight I’ve not been able to release, and it’s ultra frustrating. The horrible experiences people are having who have had knee replacements—more pain than prior, excruciating rehab, multiple corrective surgeries, decreased mobility. . . has me in tears.