Good morning kneenee. I tend to avoid the frightening stories and focus on the positive. There are some really nice people on this site and they will help you.

Hi knenee. When you note that some stories on here are frightening, please remember that for the most part, the people who post here have been disappointed with their results for TKR. This can be due to a number of reasons. Based on my unscientific research, and my own experience having both knees replaced in 2022, people generally just don't do the work, pre and post surgery, to have a successful outcome.

And unlike a lot of surgeries, a TKR requires that PT start the day of the surgery, and continue with PT appointments and doing the exercises 3x/day without exception.

I know this isn't true for all who have bad outcomes. There are still bad surgeons out there, and a lot of factors go into this very traumatic procedure. Mistakes are rare but do happen. And there can be things that happen that surprise even the surgeon. But TKRs have greatly advanced since they were introduced in the late 60s.

My advice - listen to your surgeon and do pre-surgery exercises and all of the post-surgery PT and daily exercises. Is it hard? Yes, it is for the first 2 or 3 weeks, and then improvement can be seen, and felt.