@momma2lucy

I had to use a cane before surgery because of my non functioning knee pain and a nerve impingement caused by my severe misalignment. One of the great things about my RTKR was that after the fourth week I retired the cane!

When I started PT in the third week after my surgery I told my therapist I had two immediate goals: restoring ROM and learning to walk properly again. She had me walk all over the facility and declared that I already walked fine.

I love it when folks try to guess my age and guess low and appear surprised that I am almost 81. I play golf from the front tees now (because all of my torque has left me and is now in my car) but every now and then I can shoot my age.

But the decision on moving forward is a difficult one. While I had no pain after surgery, in making one's decision one should, IMO, assume that there will be significant pain for a period of months and is that worth it for the end result (a functional knee) for that patient.