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Joint Replacements | Last Active: May 26, 2023 | Replies (72)
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@golfshrink - I’m 54 and 8.5 months out and have been told the same regarding age, difficulty in recovery and scar tissue. Although counterintuitive, the younger you are the harder a TKR recovery seems to be.
In the course of the docs trying to figure out why I still have so much pain, a revision was also briefly considered. But again - due to age- was “ruled out”. I was told by a professor that teaches revisions to find a way to deal with the pain for 10 years before he would consider a revision due to my young age
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Hi Melcpa86, only time being young puts you at a physical disadvantage, right?! I know I was in a lot of pain before my double TKR, but it’s hard to remember. The pain I have now is totally different. I had full ROM before on both knees. I never even thought about this being a problem when I did the surgery.
I know after having had one manipulation where my knees had full ROM immediately after, then daily regression thereafter,revision would produce the same results.
I’ve unfortunately been stymied going back to the gym as I’ve developed planter fasciitis in one foot and a torn Achilles in the other. I went to an Ortho yesterday for the Achilles and he said it’s a result of the TKR replacements. I learned to compensate when my knees were not straight and centered. When they fixed that, it shot my tendons in a bad direction. As you would Suspect, I’m now In a Sophie’s choice predicament . I need to keep exercising for my knees, but somehow wear 2 boots and keep my feet up to take care of my Achilles and plantar fasciitis. Lovely!
I keep checking these posts because I’m looking for hope that people have made gains after the 1 year mark. This is my anniversary week. I’m hoping to still make progress. Most physicians are saying at this point, I should be done gaining any more ROM. I’m finding some antidotal evidence that it’s possible on this posts.
I think I could almost live with a decreased range of motion if upon standing I no longer felt like I was going to pass out . I’m hoping to make this improve by strengthening my quads, but as I previously mentioned, I’m limited with my new afflictions.
Thanks for your reply...