Right knee bone on bone
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Oh man, I am afraid I am getting close to that as well.
Too much basketball as a youngster and too much weight as I got older.
I will say though that the people that I have talked to that got new knees can't believe the difference!
Too much basketball as a youngster and too much weight as I got older.
I will say though that the people that I have talked to that got new knees can't believe the difference!
Frisco 57
Tele-Afflicted
Ouch! I know this one.
Be well, stay well & good luck!
Be well, stay well & good luck!
Sorry for the diagnosis, but it is better than replacing two! They key is pre- and post-surgical physical therapy - and a surgeon who has done a thousand of them... Good luck!
Have you discussed Orthovisk with Doctor? Kept me from surgery so far. Good luck.
Looks like the medial meniscus is gone but it looks good laterally. Hopefully your orthopaedic surgeon is considering a partial replacement. Robotic Stryker knees are awsome. Minimal bone removal, and the center of the knee remains intact. 
trapdoor2
Poster Extraordinaire
Miz Diane had both done at the same time. PT is crucial.
I had a full left knee replacement, for the same reason as the op , if you do go for it push the physio it will make a massive difference to the outcome. I find my knee still gets swollen if I stand on it for too long , I went back to work in a labour job pushing 2000 lb skids 6 months after surgery so be carefull when you have the surgery
I had both knees replaced almost exactly two years ago . Best decision I've ever made. I'm back to cycling, hiking, skiing, climbing at a moderate standard and can actually walk down a flight of stairs. Pain free and most of my range of motion has rerturned. One bit of advice - really work on range of motion in you PT. Cycling was very good for that I would start a ride with my saddle so high that I could barely touch the pedals, then keep working it down as the ride progressed.
For what it is worth - I was 76 when I had mine done. should have done it 20 years ago.
Good luck with the surgery.
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Bob Womack
Friend of Leo's
My wife had total knee replacement on the right knee last August. Notes:
Start the PT and flexibility exercises BEFORE the surgery.
Do the PT after the surgery for best and quickest outcome.
Loose as much excess weight as you can before the surgery.
It has become one of the most popular replacement surgeries.
They will have you on your feet within an hour of surgery and won't discharge you until you can take the stairs.
You will spend a good while alternating activity with icing the joint to reduce swelling.
My lovely sixty-two year old wife did everything as requested and took nine-and-a-half weeks off to rehab before returning to work. The med team has told her she can expect daily swelling that needs icing for a full year. Her job was an active, on-your-feet-all-day job (they don't even have chairs). After two months back she decided she would have to retire because it was causing swelling every day, bad enough to be a concern, and there was no way to sit of ice the knee.
She'll be having the left one done sometime this year.
Bob
Start the PT and flexibility exercises BEFORE the surgery.
Do the PT after the surgery for best and quickest outcome.
Loose as much excess weight as you can before the surgery.
It has become one of the most popular replacement surgeries.
They will have you on your feet within an hour of surgery and won't discharge you until you can take the stairs.
You will spend a good while alternating activity with icing the joint to reduce swelling.
My lovely sixty-two year old wife did everything as requested and took nine-and-a-half weeks off to rehab before returning to work. The med team has told her she can expect daily swelling that needs icing for a full year. Her job was an active, on-your-feet-all-day job (they don't even have chairs). After two months back she decided she would have to retire because it was causing swelling every day, bad enough to be a concern, and there was no way to sit of ice the knee.
She'll be having the left one done sometime this year.
Bob
Mine has been a game changer....They are pretty good at now....Do it!
gkterry
Tele-Afflicted
I got one like that too. For now, I'm tired of the surgery and recovery process. The most recent ones seem to over-promise and under-deliver. I have other more critical issue with which I deal every day. No cure, no reilef, not fatal just a big crimp into my lifestyle and guitar playing. I am not sure a new knee would improve things much given all my other medical issues.
Stubee
Doctor of Teleocity
Yep! Listen to Boreas!
I had a failed left partial then a full knee revision in the same leg. You do want the first one to be right!
The toe bones connected to thе foot bone
The foot bone connеcted to the ankle bone
The ankle bone connected to the shin bone
The shin bone connected to the knee bone
The knee bone connected to the thigh bone
The thigh bone connected to the hip bone
The hip bone connected to the backbone
The backbones connected to the shoulder bone
The shoulder bones connected to the neck bone
The neck bone connected to the head bone
Now fear that Dr. Holmes door
gkterry
Tele-Afflicted
Absolutely! My parents and my sister have all had at least one knee replacement. All done at Mooresville, IN (over by Indianapolis) with no issues. The day my Dad had one of his done, the surgeon was doing 30 in one day. That same surgeon has been doing the surgery for well over 20 years and is one of the best around. That is the kind of person you want working on you. I ain't letting no local yokle cut on me for that kind of surgery. Everyone I know who has had it done locally has had trouble and had to have at least one additional procedure due to issues with the first surgery.
Just had my right one done, had complications from being on Eliquis. I could not take Celebrex post operatively. Leg held lots of fluid couldn’t bend knee. At 6.5 weeks I could only get to 60 and they wanted beyond 100 degrees range of motion. So back for a second procedure to manipulate knee while I was under. Got it To 90, but we were hoping for 110. Two months since the second procedureI am at 97 and working my but off in PT. If you are on blood thinners for ANY reason, make sure you and surgeon know the game plan. And no matter what the original outcome is, figure it will take a good year to know where you will wind up with flexibility, which means hard work on exercises post PT discharge. Not trying to scare, just sharing in case your situation is similar and you may avoid what I had to go through as part of your recovery. Best of luck with your surgery.
MisterZ
Friend of Leo's
Good luck! Echoing the folks who said to stress the PT...when I broke my patella I had some sadists for therapists and thank goodness I did because I have almost full range of motion again.
Tonetele
Doctor of Teleocity
Had my right knee done after falling off the back steps with infant no.2 35 years ago. Never been the same, I stilll wear a support brace.
