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I understand your reluctance. Only you can make that decision based on who you know yourself to be and what you value most. That's the thing about making any decision. Deeply personal and informed by what we may give up or possibly lose. If you haven't already, read The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost. Good luck to you.
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@gravity3 So true. It is a personal decision. My knee felt better before my TKR probably because I was exercising more to get it in the best shape possible before surgery. Ironic that the thing that could have made me question surgery was actually the thing that made my recovery better.
Afterwards, the doctor told me my knee was in bad shape so I wouldn't have put off the surgery for much longer.
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Frost is great advice- I wish the one road I chose ( to have and to hold TKR) ,could somehow be reversed.
THAT WOUKD MakeALL THE DIFFERENCE.
As an aging jock I have made friends with my pain- still grateful I can do many things others my age v
Cannot.
But still, honestly, had I not had the surgery I would be so much happier. I had minor arthritic pain prior to surgery. After surgery very swollen, difficult to bend without grimacing, constant pain, cannot put weight down , etc. really I just share my situation to counter balance the 95% success lies put out by the industry.
Should you visit the Smith&knephew plant in Memphis it will come as no shock the entire facility is guarded like a military compound with rolled razor wire and guards( they manufactured my knee).join in the class action lawsuits???
But perhaps it’s not the appliance, perhaps it was the PT , or perhaps the surgeon, or perhaps your body rejection, or perhaps… who knows??
Keep your original parts is the only advice I can share. Too many things can go wrong with this surgery and nobody ever tells you you might be worse after the replacement….