@bag1957 Sure! My Mom, and several of my close friends, have danced and biked until 80 and beyond after knee replacements.
As @sbcarcht take your rehab seriously. And if your leg is weak now due to pain, get a PT consult and some exercises to do before surgery so your quads, glutes and back are as strong as possible to see you through...
PS I was on the dance floor (carefully) less than 4 weeks after total hip replacement and am still dancing now having had both hips replaced and 3 revisions over the past 19 years.
A million dollar question since not even your surgeon can give you a truthful answer. At best, you'll get a probability answer based on stats. I wouldn't be too disappointed if your dancing in general may be compromized. From my experience of reading various blogs, forums, etc. (including this forum), if your TKR is successful bike riding and slow dancing should be do-able. My take is that even with a successful surgery, more physically challenging dancing like swing dance is highly improbable.
Remember that your new knee has limitations, something that more often than not, is not related to patients.
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"Definitely" in the world of knee replacement is not an answer. With almost 20% unsuccessful surgeries, walking difficulties, and many successful surgeries that may still be compromized, swing-dancing is way out there!
A million dollar question since not even your surgeon can give you a truthful answer. At best, you'll get a probability answer based on stats. I wouldn't be too disappointed if your dancing in general may be compromized. From my experience of reading various blogs, forums, etc. (including this forum), if your TKR is successful bike riding and slow dancing should be do-able. My take is that even with a successful surgery, more physically challenging dancing like swing dance is highly improbable.
Remember that your new knee has limitations, something that more often than not, is not related to patients.
@ouch89 I dance, and have danced all my life - now most of my contemporaries have replacement knees and hips, and you would be amazed to watch them swing, two-step and polka for hours and at a good clip. With my two bionic hips I can barely keep up. Remember that those on line are mostly the 10% or so who did not have a successful surgery or smooth recovery. The rest are out living their best lives - skiing, biking, sailing, dancing, gardening, playing golf or tennis or pickleball...
@ouch89 I dance, and have danced all my life - now most of my contemporaries have replacement knees and hips, and you would be amazed to watch them swing, two-step and polka for hours and at a good clip. With my two bionic hips I can barely keep up. Remember that those on line are mostly the 10% or so who did not have a successful surgery or smooth recovery. The rest are out living their best lives - skiing, biking, sailing, dancing, gardening, playing golf or tennis or pickleball...
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There's an obvious bias in your rose colored response. The 10% you mention is closer to 20% as reported in the medical reviews, but nevertheless it reaffirms that your previous "definitely" answer is misleading since it implies a 100% success rate.
A million dollar question since not even your surgeon can give you a truthful answer. At best, you'll get a probability answer based on stats. I wouldn't be too disappointed if your dancing in general may be compromized. From my experience of reading various blogs, forums, etc. (including this forum), if your TKR is successful bike riding and slow dancing should be do-able. My take is that even with a successful surgery, more physically challenging dancing like swing dance is highly improbable.
Remember that your new knee has limitations, something that more often than not, is not related to patients.
@ouch89 Certainly each case is different. For myself, even with three TKRs, i’m still skiing and backpacking. I am slow and deliberate with my downhill hiking.
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There's an obvious bias in your rose colored response. The 10% you mention is closer to 20% as reported in the medical reviews, but nevertheless it reaffirms that your previous "definitely" answer is misleading since it implies a 100% success rate.
We are are all different; our bodies are different; our surgeons are different; their methods are different; our physical therapists are different, etc. Our recoveries are similarly different. Some are more different short term, others long term.
It seems clear that some are able to dance and some are not and some, like me and Elaine, need to refrain for other reasons.
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Bike riding...yes. For all of my life I have had zero rhythm and dance like Elaine on Seinfeld so I can't help you on the dancing part.
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5 ReactionsI’ve had three TKRs including a post infection redo. I can’t think of any reason you couldn’t dance. Just take rehab seriously.
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5 Reactions@bag1957 Sure! My Mom, and several of my close friends, have danced and biked until 80 and beyond after knee replacements.
As @sbcarcht take your rehab seriously. And if your leg is weak now due to pain, get a PT consult and some exercises to do before surgery so your quads, glutes and back are as strong as possible to see you through...
PS I was on the dance floor (carefully) less than 4 weeks after total hip replacement and am still dancing now having had both hips replaced and 3 revisions over the past 19 years.
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1 ReactionA million dollar question since not even your surgeon can give you a truthful answer. At best, you'll get a probability answer based on stats. I wouldn't be too disappointed if your dancing in general may be compromized. From my experience of reading various blogs, forums, etc. (including this forum), if your TKR is successful bike riding and slow dancing should be do-able. My take is that even with a successful surgery, more physically challenging dancing like swing dance is highly improbable.
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"Definitely" in the world of knee replacement is not an answer. With almost 20% unsuccessful surgeries, walking difficulties, and many successful surgeries that may still be compromized, swing-dancing is way out there!
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1 Reaction@ouch89 I dance, and have danced all my life - now most of my contemporaries have replacement knees and hips, and you would be amazed to watch them swing, two-step and polka for hours and at a good clip. With my two bionic hips I can barely keep up. Remember that those on line are mostly the 10% or so who did not have a successful surgery or smooth recovery. The rest are out living their best lives - skiing, biking, sailing, dancing, gardening, playing golf or tennis or pickleball...
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There's an obvious bias in your rose colored response. The 10% you mention is closer to 20% as reported in the medical reviews, but nevertheless it reaffirms that your previous "definitely" answer is misleading since it implies a 100% success rate.
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1 Reaction@ouch89 Certainly each case is different. For myself, even with three TKRs, i’m still skiing and backpacking. I am slow and deliberate with my downhill hiking.
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We are are all different; our bodies are different; our surgeons are different; their methods are different; our physical therapists are different, etc. Our recoveries are similarly different. Some are more different short term, others long term.
It seems clear that some are able to dance and some are not and some, like me and Elaine, need to refrain for other reasons.
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