@ellerbracke
I had my TKR 5 years ago. Although I did wind up back in the hospital a couple of days after being released, it was due to kidney issues, not my knee surgery. The knee surgery was probably typical, with pain and swelling after. I’ve hesitated to comment because I’m so happy with the results. I have maximum ROM and negligible pain. I did the exercises before and after surgery and had PT. I remember while doing PT, my knee was cracking a lot. The therapist said it was probably scar tissue breaking. When I’ve gone in for follow up appointments, the dr always gets a little grin when he sees how far my knee bends. I’ve told him that it was the best thing I’ve done for myself. That was before my kidney transplant, though. I was pretty naive about what could go wrong. Maybe that was a good thing. I hope this is encouraging for anyone considering a TKR.