Bilateral knee replacement

Yes, for sure difficult decision and an individual one. I will say my surgeon had bilateral knee replacement both done at the same time and that was one of the things that convinced me to do the same. He said "you will not want to go through this pain twice" and for me that was true. And I was in the hospital for I think three days and when I got home, had someone with me for a week I needed a lot of help.

I know many people who have had total knee replacements. None of them advise me to do a bilateral. The only people advising me to do the bilateral are surgeons. So when I see the ortho, I will tell him I am doing one at a time. I know the recuperation is not fun and I need my other leg 💟 I do want to thank everyone on this forum for their input. I am going to be 69 years old and they tell me I am in such good shape blah blah blah well to me that’s old ha ha. Trying to find a sense of humor is the most important thing.

can I ask how old you are? I will be 69. He scheduled me for November 24 because I have things going on. I can’t cancel. I have been on bones for 15 years just living with shots of Cortizone in jail. I am pretty active.

yep in 63 but had them done when i was 55 and was and still am very active. You are making the right decision for you.
Tell your surgeon what you decided on and I wish you a speedy recovery. All the best!

Thank you☺️