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Am I a good candidate for TKR surgery now or should I wait?
Joint Replacements | Last Active: Aug 25, 2023 | Replies (14)Comment receiving replies
I was 61 when I finally decided to do the surgery ….. my knee was very swollen had hard time walking and no shots worked anymore …. If they had i would not have done I would have waited …. To me this is last resort …. I did my homework on surgeons so I thought but ended with bad outcome long story short had same knee replaced within the year ….. better outcome second time around but I still have pain and stiffness it does not stop me from doing most things …… my other knee is bone on bone I will not be getting it done …. I am going to try non surgical alternatives….right now you are doing the right thing getting your information in order to make informative decision….. I thought I was going to be back to work 6 weeks after surgery it has been long 2 years …… be prepared for any outcome hope it goes text book for you….. good luck
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I waited as long as I could to replace “bone on bone” knees, as I had minimal pain. Did right knee 4/23 with excellent surgeon, but have continued pain & stiffness & cannot stand more than a minute or so without significant pain. I was in great shape before surgery, biked 15 miles every day, now I cannot do much of anything despite having achieved good ROM. I expected it to go smoothly but it’s been a disaster. Most patients do well, but my surgeon said 10% do not, & I guess I’m in that 10%. No one knows until after surgery how they’ll do. If you don’t have pain, & can do all activities you want, I’d wait as long as possible to do surgery.