I am fighting through the pain. Do not plan on screwing this up
Yup, I agree. It's all over the charts with this surgery. I know of 2 people where the results was so bad, they went in again! No thank you. I'm 68, still walk everyday, not nearly as far as I'd like, but fork it, I'm not going through rehab again if I can live with some discomfort. Merry Christmas.
How are the gel shots working. I'm bone to bone on both knees and I'm willing to try anything to stay away from knee replacements
my experience is gel shots don't work on bone to bone...and my surgeon stated that was the case... but we tried it anyway...didn't work at all for me.
work the pt as hard and often as possible...its the KEY LONG TERM DIFFERENCE MAKER!!
First 2 years they worked exceptionally well.
I had a TKR of my left knee 2 years ago. DO the PT but don’t let them push you past your pain threshold! Hopefully you don’t need to use any stairs right away! Best wishes!
If you are bone-on-bone, it is mumbo jumbo. The surgery doesn’t hurt; the recovery does! Do the physical therapy. Actually work on strengthening the quadriceps as much as you can stand prior to surgery. It will give you a nice head start going in to PT.
Good luck. It's important to be diligent with the physical therapy. I should have gotten mine done 10 years earlier. I had opposite experience. I had pain, but nothing to complain about. I was off percoset in 1 day using only tylenol after that. Walked 3 hours after surgery, off the walker in 2 days, was able to do 30 squats 2 days after surgery and was fully cleared to do everything but run and jump after 3 weeks. Full recovery does take a year. Had my left knee done in 2020. Going in for my right knee in March.
Yes it will hurt the first week but if you do the rehab and work hard to get back to full degree of flexion I think with 5-6 weeks you will be surprised how much better the quality of you life will be. Work hard… listen to the therapist.. The key lies in the competency of the ortho surgeon.Hip replaced 7 years ago and knee 6 years .
Don’t be hesitant to ask your therapists what they think . Each patient is different and pain is real. Pain during the rehab is probably normal as you are breaking down scar tissue and attempting to recapture mobility of the joint as much as possible. Ice is your friend in the process.
Just curious here … you mentioned it was your “back leg” … never heard legs referred to as front or hind quarters( back) . Most of us unfortunate have only two.😜
I'm 63 and was in good shape otherwise
Ok thanks … I got back to golf for 3 years post surgery but at age 70 spinal stenosis and sacroillitis bouts killed that joy. Now my exercise includes daily walking , stretching and realizing my limitations to run and hit golf balls has to be carefully monitored.
Same with me. I had the shots twice, 6 months apart. Never worked and I was told the only chance was if it was the computer guided. My doctor said so much of my gel couldn't get to the exact spot because of scar tissue. Literary the gel couldn't come out of the syringe as the scar tissue was like a wall. Never again as he only got to hit near where I needed it to go. $hit show, lol
Had relief for roughly 2-3 years with some off days. Surgery used to be delayed as long as possible age wise. Over 55-60… now younger than 50 is being done. The surgery is better and hasn’t dramatically changed the past 5-7 years. If you research it they don’t expect any drastic improvements over the next 5 years. Seems the surgeon who did your knee with the gel should have realized this. I remember my doctor watching on the screen. Keep working hard.
