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When does the pain end or lighten up after total knee replacement?
Joint Replacements | Last Active: Oct 11, 2025 | Replies (36)Comment receiving replies
I am 3 months out of a bilateral knee surgery. I am 85 years old and and glad I had them both done at the same time. I am still walking with a cane because my knees were so misalighned that walking now uses a new set of muscles so I need to learn how to walk again. My PT is going well, and my strength has improved. So I am concentrating on gait and balance right now. It is not an easy surgery but I would do it again in a heart beat. Find a good surgeon who specializes in knees and hips and has a good track record. Do your research. Enroll in pre surgery PT to be as strong as you can be for the surgery. Be sure and have the support you need after the surgery. And most of all, have a positive attitude.
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Good advice. Why did you do them at once rather than one at a time? Alignment is a hot topic now with knee surgeons arguing about mechanical vs. kinematic vs reverse kinematic vs Functional.
I had my surgery three days ago. Aside from bone on bone, I was also badly misaligned, so much so that I had worse pain in my heel than in my knee and I am 80. My surgeon did a minimally invasive subvastus surgery and saved my ACL and PCL. He did a Functional Alignment. His protocol is to be a couch potato for the first week but it appears that I will be fine. I challenged him with a target to get me back on the golf course in four weeks and he accepted.
@lawanna85 You are so encouraging and brave. I am 87 and 10 months from one TKR. Days fine but still night pain with no full night sleep and some none.. I had PT and do required exercises and had an experienced surgeon. The prothesis is fine. I am thinking nerve
regeneration.. Best wishes for continued recovery.
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@lawanna85, excellent advice! Not all surgeons are created equal but, once that hour is done, the rest is on us. It takes time but will continue to improve over time, I’m 18 months from my second TKR and I’m still working and improving. No regrets but it’s not easy - much better than I was, but not an easy path.
Keep the attitude and be patient. Best of luck to you!