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TKR out of the question when you've got PN?

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Hi, Debbie (@debbieod) I'm sorry, this will have to short. My supper is bubbling away. (I don't it's supposed to bubble.) My ortho doc and I agreed to stay the course, at least until spring. "Stay the course" means keep with the injections. (I got one today.) So we'll see. I don't think either of us was super excited about another TKR. He said he'd do one, if I said Yea! but he'd want impose lots of extra cautions for a guy of 80, living alone, with PN, and balance issues. I had to respect his position, because, honestly (?) it's my position, too. ––Ray (@ray666)

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@ray666 Ray. Thanks so much for the response. While I am trailing a bit behind yet— 74- the tkr thought rattles around in my brain. My recovery at 54 wasn’t so bad. It was the tibia plateau break at 50 the jimmied the whole process .
You are fortunate to have a doc willing to talk throughly with you about the pros and cons.
Both of you seem to be wise men.
The last surgeon I spoke with 3 years ago- not knee- cautioned me after age 74 he would not consider surgery on my back.
Thanks again for the quick update!
debbieo