Has anyone had TKR at age 86?

@bussysconsultant I had a friend in Vero Beach. That train journey would be fantastic. But I read it is preferred to board somewhere further west to avoid the miles of monotonous plains. I believe the train is quite
luxurious. We moved up here as our daughter and family are in Ottawa - we are in a suburb. We are dual citizens. I have had five surgeries here since 2016 and have not paid a cent. I hope I don’t need any more!

@lynnn That's great about your healthcare. I've had two surgeries but luckily I only had to pay a copay for a 4 day maximum.

I am so sad for a woman who lives in N.H. She did not get an education so works 3 days a week in a grocery store. She is 50 and does not get any medical care - no pap smear, colonoscopy, mammos, blood work - nothing. No insurance and not quite poor enough to qualify for free care. No family help.

@bussysconsultant I would think carefully about a surgeon who would even suggest that brutal surgery at 85. You might try Accupuncture and physical therapy

@ruthblaze originally he had told me that he could try to trim the meniscus in my knee but that because of my osteoarthritis in the knee, I was going to need a knee replacement at some point. so I figured I'd rather have it done at 83 then at any later age. Now knowing all of what I went through I should've tried the trimming of the meniscus first. But I understand that can be just as debilitating to get over.

I'm a little younger at 80 and I went thru TKR 3 years ago at 77. So far I've mostly reached all 5 of my goals: (1. Walk without pain, 2. Sleep without pain, 3. Walk Up stairs without pain, 4. Walk Down stairs without pain, 5. Get Down on my knees with pads without pain.) The surgeon scheduled an MRI to map out the knee area and giving him the data to have built the reconstructions parts. After going thru a couple of inspection appointments looking for insect bites my surgery date was scheduled. Surgery went fine, no complications and transferred into a room. Post operation I found myself with a hip to foot compression sleeve that I wore 24/7 for weeks. I suggest that you find a replacement sleeve because mine got really dirty, I think I found a vene doctor that sold them for about $50-70 for a set of 2, the store bought stuff will not work to small and not strong enough. I also found myself attached to a ice/water enclosed pump cooler including a hose system recycling ice cold water to a pad system that enclosed the knee to help keep swelling down. Within a couple hours of surgery I was up on my feet walking with a walker, traveled about 20 feet beyond my room door. I was discharged the next day with orders to keep walking at ever increasing distances each day. Within a week and a half I was off the walker and using a cane for stability and after a few weeks of in home physical therapy I was walking without a cane. I was told that the knee replacement is the most difficult of all other joint replacements surgeries, so do all you can to recover, do the exercises to regain "Range of Motion", keep the weight down as much as possible and walk-walk-walk to regain both strength and balance and DO NOT FALL!!! Hope this helps.

My mother in law did it at 85. She didn’t like therapy but it went well. She is much better of now. She is 96 now. Good luck!

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