TKR Rethinking Surgery

@mark3248

You have already had the TKR. What do you expect the new surgeons you have seen to say if they are not permitted to propose a revision.? You are looking for an imaginary solution.

You had surgery thirteen years ago and have been miserable since. Why are you so averse to a revision?

Everything you say is possible. But it is not inevitable. If there is one thing that is clear about TKRs it is that experience is all over the place.

You raise interesting question. The TKR stole some but not all of my activities from me. Although I can no longer surf run walk hike I still am able to bike 35 miles every other day And swim laps and in ocean, I live in San Diego. My fear with revision is these remaining activities may be stolen from me. Consequently i grin and bear it, whining a lot but recognizing I am so much better than many I talk to or see on this site.
I could go deeper into this but I gotta go bike….

@mark3248

I understand your reluctance. Only you can make that decision based on who you know yourself to be and what you value most. That's the thing about making any decision. Deeply personal and informed by what we may give up or possibly lose. If you haven't already, read The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost. Good luck to you.

Frost is great advice- I wish the one road I chose ( to have and to hold TKR) ,could somehow be reversed.
THAT WOUKD MakeALL THE DIFFERENCE.
As an aging jock I have made friends with my pain- still grateful I can do many things others my age v
Cannot.
But still, honestly, had I not had the surgery I would be so much happier. I had minor arthritic pain prior to surgery. After surgery very swollen, difficult to bend without grimacing, constant pain, cannot put weight down , etc. really I just share my situation to counter balance the 95% success lies put out by the industry.
Should you visit the Smith&knephew plant in Memphis it will come as no shock the entire facility is guarded like a military compound with rolled razor wire and guards( they manufactured my knee).join in the class action lawsuits???
But perhaps it’s not the appliance, perhaps it was the PT , or perhaps the surgeon, or perhaps your body rejection, or perhaps… who knows??
Keep your original parts is the only advice I can share. Too many things can go wrong with this surgery and nobody ever tells you you might be worse after the replacement….

You raise interesting question. The TKR stole some but not all of my activities from me. Although I can no longer surf run walk hike I still am able to bike 35 miles every other day And swim laps and in ocean, I live in San Diego. My fear with revision is these remaining activities may be stolen from me. Consequently i grin and bear it, whining a lot but recognizing I am so much better than many I talk to or see on this site.
I could go deeper into this but I gotta go bike….

@mark3248

I understand your reluctance. Only you can make that decision based on who you know yourself to be and what you value most. That's the thing about making any decision. Deeply personal and informed by what we may give up or possibly lose. If you haven't already, read The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost. Good luck to you.