ELBOW REPLACEMENT - Suggestion, observations, recommendations.

I broke my elbow, chipping off a tiny piece of bone and got an elbow replacement at age 80. Doctor had to move nerves, so most discomfort came from that. After 3 years, the elbow loosened and I am facing another surgery. The original was so successful that I wasn’t as careful as I should have been. Lifting not much more than 5 pounds and not twisting more than necessary would have extended the life of the implant. I am facing getting the bone cement scraped out and a larger implant. The current implant is also close to poking a hole in my ulna. Get a doctor who specializes in elbows and has done many. If you can get into Mayo’s, do so as they have done more than anyone else. I wish they took my insurance.

I asked this before but just had the one response from Chris. Thank you Chris for that. My elbow damage is from RA/OA. I had arthroscopic surgery on my elbow about a year ago. That didn't help with the pain and a few months ago I had a guided injection done on it with cortisone which helped for a few weeks but is back to the normal pain again. My knee replacement is doing fairly well. I'm about 8 weeks out and contemplating going back to my "on my feet" all day job. Maybe just short days.
I know the only option now is joint replacement for my elbow. I listened to a Mayo Clinic podcast with Dr. Mark Morrey who did the last surgery on my elbow. He sounded very optimistic about replacement. Would like to hear someone else's story.
Thanks