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ms fowler · 12-31-2024, 06:03 AM

Best wishes for a speedy recovery.

For those who are contemplating knee replacements---
The cortisone injections help until they don't. I used to ask my doctor "How will I know it is time for the surgery instead of the injections?". His reply--"You body will tell you"
I had both knees done at the same time--10 years ago. Here are my thoughts--
If both knees need replacement, do them at the same time--
---Unlike Spinal Tap, there is no "11" on the pain scale.
--- Commit to doing ALL the therapy or don't have the surgery.
---Plan on being the over achiever when it comes to PT--whatever the exercise and the number of reps or the time --do a little more.
---Get off the really heavy duty pain meds ASAP---I really mean as soon as POSIIBLE--use them --don't subject yourself to pain for no reason, but then get off them. My career was spent in Soils and Foundation Engineering as a field and lab technician; not an professional Engineer, but, over the tears i had experienced a lot, learned a lot and retained most of it. After my knee replacements, i was back at work, still taking the Oxy--whatever, and the Engineer asked a obscure technical question, and I KNEW the answer--but I couldn't "access" it right then. I quit the Oxy--whatever, immediately. The risk was just too great.
Get well soon!

12-31-2024, 06:03 AM	#25
ms fowler Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2022 Posts: 175	Re: Knee Replacement Best wishes for a speedy recovery. For those who are contemplating knee replacements--- The cortisone injections help until they don't. I used to ask my doctor "How will I know it is time for the surgery instead of the injections?". His reply--"You body will tell you" I had both knees done at the same time--10 years ago. Here are my thoughts-- If both knees need replacement, do them at the same time-- ---Unlike Spinal Tap, there is no "11" on the pain scale. --- Commit to doing ALL the therapy or don't have the surgery. ---Plan on being the over achiever when it comes to PT--whatever the exercise and the number of reps or the time --do a little more. ---Get off the really heavy duty pain meds ASAP---I really mean as soon as POSIIBLE--use them --don't subject yourself to pain for no reason, but then get off them. My career was spent in Soils and Foundation Engineering as a field and lab technician; not an professional Engineer, but, over the tears i had experienced a lot, learned a lot and retained most of it. After my knee replacements, i was back at work, still taking the Oxy--whatever, and the Engineer asked a obscure technical question, and I KNEW the answer--but I couldn't "access" it right then. I quit the Oxy--whatever, immediately. The risk was just too great. Get well soon!