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Bilateral knee replacement

Joint Replacements | Last Active: Sep 15, 2025 | Replies (35)

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What reasons are the surgeons giving for doing both knees at once? Can they refer you to patients of theirs that went through it and were happy? It sounds like you are in good health otherwise, so anesthesia should not be a problem. I was lucky in not needing my 2nd knee done for over a year from my first, but I agree with others that rehab will be so much harder if you don't have one leg available for stability, and you'll be dealing with double the surgical pain for both legs.

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thank you so much for your input. I am really weighing not doing too after all your comments. My problem is I let my knees go so long and they are so bad that I’m breathless. I do go to Pilates for the past 20 years three times a week and I am in PT once a week for the last year I am building upper body as much as I can with weightlifting to prepare for this. Again, thank you all for your support and input. It is so helpful and comforting to know I’m not alone.