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@dna41 I perhaps should have guessed, but I'm sitting here amazed at how many of us find ourselves at the same crossroads: TKR, or no TKR; press on with PT and hope for the best, or get that TKR first, and then go back to PT. When I spoke to my orthopedist's nurse only yesterday about the next cortisone shot, I mentioned how aware I am of the calendar and how rapidly time gallops on. I'm an otherwise very heathy 81, but 81 is 81, that's an undeniable fact when consderng another TKR. I can add to my puzzlement: I was hospialized three years ago with a serious septic infection. The re-infection stats for sepsis survivors is another reason for pause. So, what to do? It's a big-time head-scratcher. –Ray (@ray666)

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Well...I am 81 and had my right TKR at 80. One of the best decisions I have made in my 81 years of life. But the recovery can be difficult and that must be factored into the decision making.

To me, the most important decision, after deciding to go forward, was surgeon selection. Find an extraordinary surgeon and follow her direction.