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does anyone know how many knee replacements a person can have?

Posted by win sturgeon @cobweb, Mar 26, 2019

I had a tkr 6 years ago and it has come lose. Does anyone know how many tkr a person can have ? I heard only 2.

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katienaturegirl | @katienaturegirl | Nov 17, 2021
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@amandaa

Hi @katienaturegirl,

So glad that John @johnbishop and JK @contentandwell were able to connect with you. I wanted you to be able to connect with a few more people like @annahanna and @cobweb so I moved your post to a like discussion.

Can you respond to John's question about your care?

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@amandaburnett That is so kind of you. Thank you so much. This Mayo Clinic Connect is such a great resource and I am so grateful!

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win sturgeon | @cobweb | Nov 17, 2021
In reply to @katienaturegirl "Hello @contentandwell, I very much appreciate you taking your time to reach out! Your info was..." + (show)
@katienaturegirl

Hello @contentandwell, I very much appreciate you taking your time to reach out! Your info was very helpful. I am 47 years old and am young for this. I have bad OA in my knee which is causing this progression. I actually go today for my hyaluronic acid injection, and am so hoping it will help buy me more time. I also have lost 5 pounds the past couple weeks and have 30 pounds more to lose to be a healthy weight. So with all that and PT I guess I will have a more clear idea.
I had not even thought to ask about the type of knee. That is very interesting. I am in SLC, so not very close to Boston, but will definitely research that more. I had also heard that surgery performed by a robot is sometimes better as well. This is all new to me. And I will keep going down this research rabbit hole, to help avoiding multiple surgeries if possible.
Thank you again. I so very much appreciate it!

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Not sure if you will like my comments. I had a bad experience with my TKR so i did alternative therapy. From stem cells to PRP. I am bone on bone but have had great success with PRP. I do it yearly. I play golf, bike, garden etc. I am also 80. I did lose 15 pounds. I notice every year with PRP i am doing better. Arthritis seems to be ok and i do wear a special brace designed for active people. MY surgeon said i am 80 going on 70. I use Regenexx but i would say be careful who you see. A bunch of pirates out there. In other words do your homework.

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win sturgeon | @cobweb | Nov 17, 2021
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@cobweb

Not sure if you will like my comments. I had a bad experience with my TKR so i did alternative therapy. From stem cells to PRP. I am bone on bone but have had great success with PRP. I do it yearly. I play golf, bike, garden etc. I am also 80. I did lose 15 pounds. I notice every year with PRP i am doing better. Arthritis seems to be ok and i do wear a special brace designed for active people. MY surgeon said i am 80 going on 70. I use Regenexx but i would say be careful who you see. A bunch of pirates out there. In other words do your homework.

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To say one more thing PRP is great on arthritis. Takes a few days or a week to sit around. Better than surgery. Luck to you.

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JK | @contentandwell | Nov 17, 2021
In reply to @katienaturegirl "Hello @contentandwell, I very much appreciate you taking your time to reach out! Your info was..." + (show)
@katienaturegirl

Hello @contentandwell, I very much appreciate you taking your time to reach out! Your info was very helpful. I am 47 years old and am young for this. I have bad OA in my knee which is causing this progression. I actually go today for my hyaluronic acid injection, and am so hoping it will help buy me more time. I also have lost 5 pounds the past couple weeks and have 30 pounds more to lose to be a healthy weight. So with all that and PT I guess I will have a more clear idea.
I had not even thought to ask about the type of knee. That is very interesting. I am in SLC, so not very close to Boston, but will definitely research that more. I had also heard that surgery performed by a robot is sometimes better as well. This is all new to me. And I will keep going down this research rabbit hole, to help avoiding multiple surgeries if possible.
Thank you again. I so very much appreciate it!

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@katienaturegirl I read recently that although they thought initially that the robot-assisted surgery might have better results that now that it is in practice more often they are not finding that so, it's pretty much the same. I'm sure that's something that you can find if you google for it.

I am not 100% certain of this, others might know more than I do, but one of the minuses of it is that it is only available for certain brands of knee replacements. Personally, I'm all for custom made knees of course. Since they mimic your natural knee the recovery period is supposed to be shorter. Mine was very good but I never did reach the flex that I would have liked to have reached. I blame myself for that, I didn't do enough of the PT between sessions.
JK

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katienaturegirl | @katienaturegirl | Nov 21, 2021
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@cobweb

Not sure if you will like my comments. I had a bad experience with my TKR so i did alternative therapy. From stem cells to PRP. I am bone on bone but have had great success with PRP. I do it yearly. I play golf, bike, garden etc. I am also 80. I did lose 15 pounds. I notice every year with PRP i am doing better. Arthritis seems to be ok and i do wear a special brace designed for active people. MY surgeon said i am 80 going on 70. I use Regenexx but i would say be careful who you see. A bunch of pirates out there. In other words do your homework.

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Thank you for you response. Curious why you had a bad TKR? Also are you doing the stem cell therapy in your other knee, or knee with TKR? My right knee is bone on bone. I ended up getting the hyaluronic acid injection last week. And to my surprise it started working that next day. I have no pain! I was told that the stem cell and PRP would not work for me, because I’m bone on bone. But you have definitely made me curious now! You sound like your more like 60 with how athletic you are. That is fantastic!

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win sturgeon | @cobweb | Nov 22, 2021
In reply to @katienaturegirl "Thank you for you response. Curious why you had a bad TKR? Also are you doing..." + (show)
@katienaturegirl

Thank you for you response. Curious why you had a bad TKR? Also are you doing the stem cell therapy in your other knee, or knee with TKR? My right knee is bone on bone. I ended up getting the hyaluronic acid injection last week. And to my surprise it started working that next day. I have no pain! I was told that the stem cell and PRP would not work for me, because I’m bone on bone. But you have definitely made me curious now! You sound like your more like 60 with how athletic you are. That is fantastic!

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My TKR was one of pain and swelling. I would work out in the pool and swelling would happen. My knee is still swollen 7 years later. I have had tests to see if it came loose. I was told doing another TKR would only see a 10% improvement. So i have learned to live with it. I opted for stem cells and PRP as i did not want to go through another TKR where it may work or not. I
I also had PRP on my back for l4 and l5 and it has worked great. I noticed many NFL players are using it.
The question comes up about costs. After having a "free "tkr i will be happy to pay for stem cells and PRP. Many companies in our area are covering the costs. But i tell me people ,weigh the options and make a decision and live with it. If a peron as arthritis PRP seems to work well to eliminate the pain.

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dennio | @dennio | Feb 1, 2023

I've had 4 replacements on my right leg,and as a result of those tell and broke my femur same leg.It's been tough.

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lrcraig | @lrcraig | Feb 3, 2023
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@marthajean

I have never heard of amputation associated with TKRs or revisions. What I can say is that I am glad that I waited to have a TKR as a senior, particularly since I am still dealing with scar tissue more than 2 years later. This is it for me. No more surgeries!

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I have had two friends that both had amputations after TKR’s. They were both diabetics which is always a complicating factor, at least from what I have heard.

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ezas123 | @ezas123 | Feb 4, 2023
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@dennio

I've had 4 replacements on my right leg,and as a result of those tell and broke my femur same leg.It's been tough.

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God bless you … I have had right knee done twice within the year… my first was too big …. I can definitely not see going through again even though the revision worked out great … I just would not put myself through again …. Takes so much I give you so much credit you must be very strong individual……I hope you find one day of relief than many more

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