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I'm meeting with a surgeon soon to discuss TKR due to severe arthritis in both knees. So far, I'm still very mobile, but I have difficulty going up and down stairs. Very anxious about the surgery itself, the long recovery, and having to take meds. Could you please share your experiences with me?
Thank you in advance.
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1 ReactionRecovery follows a bell curve. There are outliers on the positive end with no pain and good range of motion and outliers on the negative end with lots of pain and little range of motion but most fall somewhere in the middle.
I was an outlier on the positive end. No post surgery pain after my RTKR. Four years ago the same surgeon replaced my left hip and, again, no post surgery pain.
I am an 81 YO male. Before my surgery I told my surgeon that I wanted to be back on the golf course by the end of the fourth week. he replied that it was an aggressive target but he was up for the challenge if I was. I was. He was. On the 27th day after my surgery, I was playing golf.
Recently I had my six month checkup with my surgeon. He told me I had no limitations. I asked if that meant I could go on trampolines with my grandkids; he said yes. I asked if that meant I could run; he said if I wanted to.
My secret: finding that extraordinary surgeon who may be the best hip/knee replacement surgeon in the country, He did a mid vastus cut, put in a bicruciate retaining implant, repaired my severe misalignment with a Functional Alignment and did a plastic surgery close. Even more importantly, he has done at least hundreds of these procedures and has a great mind and great hands.
Wow! What a fabulous recovery! I’m at 7 weeks and still struggling with stairs. How severely affected was your knee before surgery? Could you bend it?
I am a active 73 year old woman. I had r tkr 4 months ago. Yes you need an excellent surgery but you have to have a body that can accept the difficult major surgery, a good PT and the will power to push yourself.
My knee was swollen for 2 months which caused problems doing the PT exercises. The 3 rd month the swelling moved down to my ankle which is causing problems with walking and exercising. I have had X-ray and MRI of the ankle and all looks good. Now I am getting pain from the side of my my right foot up my leg into the hip. They are sending me to a sports doctor thinking it is sciatica syndrome.
Remember everyone's surgery and recovery is different. Go into this surgery with open eyes.
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May I ask what happens when you have to use stairs?