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jwb267
My wife has to have knee replacement. Anyone here gone through it? Any tips or tricks that will help me help her through it?
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  • v35
    I've only heard success stories. Patients emphasize you have to diligently do the physical therapy.
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  • Odawgp
    my uncle had them both done at the same time. 3-4 day lay up and up the door he went.

    My day had one repaired and it was a 2-3 wk recovery for him.

    i think it varies for person to person

    good luck get better soon
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  • jwb267
    quote:Originally posted by cartod
    Are you going to have access to the computer during your recovery?

    i think i will be in the hospital for three days,no computer.when i return home i will have access
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  • jwb267
    quote:Originally posted by kimi
    What do you mean when you say that "you know it must happen"? Are you in pain? If so, how much, and just ho debilitating is it? You want to make absolutely certain that knee replacement is absolutely necessary first.

    My mother had one of her knees replaced when she was sixty-five. After three months she was fine and lived another fifteen years with no knee problems. Then I had a friend in his early sixties who had both knees replaced at the same time.

    If you do decide to have this done, make sure that during your therapy that you "diligently" practice getting the full range of motion out of the joint, or suffer having to re-do it. You should be just fine.

    i am past due for surgery because of the pain i am in. this has been going on for about 2 1/2 years.the pain pills i am taking no longer seem to help. cant go down steps forward, have to back down.cant sit or even lay for a long perod of time.most of all it is not fair to my fellow workers
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  • jwb267
    quote:Originally posted by bgjohn
    No thank you. My knees would have to hurt constantly before getting them replaced.
    JM

    about 2 1/2 years of pain cant stand it any longer. bone on bone
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  • jabronij3
    My wife had one complete replacement done yesterday and the DR said this should have been done already as her femur had worn a groove into the lower leg, his report this am was that all went well and thought she would be quite pleased as it was EXTREMELY worn out, said the first couple days were gonna be rough but she's already been up today for a couple steps then in the chair then back to the actuator, gotta go get back to her good luck, we're praying for ya
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  • dheffley
    Had a friend have both knees done last year. The week after the surgery he told me it was the biggest mistake he'd ever made. Two months after the surgery, he said it was the best thing he'd ever done, but if he had to do it over again, he would do one at a time.

    Good luck, and God bless,

    Danny
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  • jwb267
    quote:Originally posted by jabronij3
    My wife had one complete replacement done yesterday and the DR said this should have been done already as her femur had worn a groove into the lower leg, his report this am was that all went well and thought she would be quite pleased as it was EXTREMELY worn out, said the first couple days were gonna be rough but she's already been up today for a couple steps then in the chair then back to the actuator, gotta go get back to her good luck, we're praying for ya

    tell your wife i wish her well and a speedy recovery.please keep me posted
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  • jwb267
    quote:Originally posted by dheffley
    Had a friend have both knees done last year. The week after the surgery he told me it was the biggest mistake he'd ever made. Two months after the surgery, he said it was the best thing he'd ever done, but if he had to do it over again, he would do one at a time.

    Good luck, and God bless,

    Danny

    i really and truly dont know what to do. i have been told to have both done at the same time because doing one would hinder the other etc.told to do only one at a time for a reason etc. i guess i will talk to the doc and let him tell me what is best. once again i would like to thank all of you for your consern and your advice. i would like to think of all of you as part of a big family i belong to[^][^][:I]
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  • Marc1301
    Good luck JWB267, whatever path you end up going down![;)]
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  • iwannausername
    Someone above this but below my original post referred to not hearing any horror stories - I agree, with 2 exceptions.

    1) General surgurey risks... Whether its a boob job, TKA, bunionectomy, etc. there is always a slight risk with anesthesia.

    2) Little old fat ladies who didn't do what the PT team told 'em, and were *way* out of shape before they had the surgurey done. They'd not get up and walk, use the CPM (knee bending machine you wear while in bed), etc.
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