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I need a TKR: Do I do it, or go as long as I can?
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Well I was a active , heathly 65yr old male . Played basketball , rode bike, walk and swim in ocean and had my own house painting business. At the time of my 1st TKR I was fit and ready, did all the pre- therapy , got myself mentally ready , I just wanted that bone on bone pain gone . Well that pain is gone but it was replaced by a far worse nerve pain that is so server I can;t walk one step without pain. Now I do push myself thru this to go to a store or go out for a certain reason but since TKR I have never taken a walk for pleasure, worked or stepped on a bball court. I have been told by numerous doctors that the TKR is fine it's the nerves around it that have ruined my life as I once knew it. So I would say know that like any surgery things don't always go as planed
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@sprinrosa64 : I am sorry to hear that you had such a bad result with the TKR. It must be debilitating to have had high hopes for a pain-free, or at least easier knee motion, and end up with nerve damage. In a way I was unlucky to have not known this Mayo forum before deciding on my TKR - would have changed or altered time-line, maybe, and questions to put to my ortho, but on the other hand, I am also at least a little concerned that I may have panicked from some of the negative outcomes/results
and not have the surgery. At some point there may be a good bit of chance involved regarding the outcome, even with the best of preparation, surgeon’s skill, and physical condition. Again, I really am so sorry that you ended up with this permanent pain.