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My Knee Replacement Surgery Experience

Posted by ajaymehta10 @ajaymehta10, Nov 16, 2018

Hey friends, I am posting first time on this forum. Actually, I am recovering from a knee replacement surgery and get very good results. Now, I am able to do exercise as well.
My knee cap has some problems and I am a continuous feeling pain in the knee from a long time. My family doctor advised me to get knee replacement surgery and I plan my surgery under the supervision of an experienced doctor. While consultation, the doctor gives me a trust that your knee is able to work again.
On the surgery day, the surgeon gives me analysis and replace my knee joint with an artificial joint. After some medicines and ortho exercises I am able to stand or walking and with the time now I am completely recovering from this surgery. To get safe treatment and desired results you must need to follow the instructions provided by the surgeon.

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mrsgbg | @mrsgbg | Jan 12 7:22pm
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@mrsgbg I have had pharma nuclear stress tests - please don't let this be a cause of distress, I have had many other medical tests that were more difficult.

Here is a step by step description of what to expect:
https://www.asnc.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/ASNC_Nuclear-Stress-Tests_What-You-Need-to-Know_FINAL.pdf
Is it the terminology that scares you?

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@sueinmn thank you so much!! Best to you

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mphaddican | @mphaddican | Jan 12 8:57pm
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@valko194
I am 80 years old. I was misdiagnosed with neuropathy but it turned out to be restless leg syndrome. I had right knee pain from my no longer functional right knee and some severe pain when I stepped the wrong way because of a nerve impingement likely caused by my severe misalignment. The treatment and symptoms of the two are very similar.

My incredible surgeon went in with a minimally invasive approach (mini midvastus), gave me a bicruciate retaining implant (that means I still have my real ACL and PCL). did not use a tourniquet, used a CORI robot and did a Functional alignment. I went home that night and I have had no post surgery pain (the same surgeon replaced my left hip three years ago and I had no post surgery pain then either). My surgeon's recovery protocol was to commence PT in the third week. I followed his instructions and that week my PT measured my ROM at 122. On the 27th day post surgery I was on the golf course.

So my advice: find a great surgeon and follow her instructions. It is worth doing but do keep your neurologist informed and involved.

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@steveinarizona

Who was your surgeon and at what location?

Thanks!
Marylyn

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