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Consultation prior to total knee replacement
Joint Replacements | Last Active: Sep 7, 2023 | Replies (38)Comment receiving replies
Good point. I had both knees replaced last year with amazing results. That said, I had a great surgeon, and I prepped for one year with a trainer twice a week, and worked out four other days/week with one day off. This made the recovery much more doable, and that by itself is important. There is no waiting after surgery. The exercises 3 day are absolutely required.
But even with that, the right knee recovered slightly more slowly as far as swelling. Take what you read here but don't assume it will apply to you. Do the hard work and you should have a great recovery.
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Thank you! For now, I am going to just stay with a cortisone shot every three months to my left knee. The right knee is replaced, but it doesn’t feel like my natural knee any longer. Kneeling down or getting up from trying to exercise is a major ordeal!!! I depend on the strength of my “non-surgical knee” to get me to a standing position! Not being able to take pain meds after the surgery was the deal breaker for me. The pain was excruciating and I couldn’t do the at home PT very well because of that. Prior to the surgery, I did work at strengthening my quads faithfully, but I guess it wasn’t enough. If I had the other knee done, I would run into that same situation with the pain meds. If it was *absolutely necessary* for the second knee replacement, and there were no other alternatives, I guess that I would have to consent to it, but for now, I’m just leaving this other knee alone!!!