Re: [Norton AntiSpam]Re: Re: bilateral total knee replacement.

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Hi Anne, I am sure that having both knees done at the same time is not for

everyone. But for some of us who really want to get on with life quickly, it

can be the only way to go. I know all doctor's will not do two at once either

so getting the right doctor is very important. My doctor did one knee and left

me with his team to close that knee up. In the meantime, he went to operative

on another patient's knee and then came back and did my second one. I think I

was in the operating room for about 3 hours total. Also. I was in the hospital

just one day longer then all the patients who had had one knee replaced. For

myself, I believed if I was going to go through all this, take pain meds, do

physical therapy etc. there was no reason why I should have to do it and then

start all over again to do the other knee. For me, it just made sense to get it

over with at one time even if it meant a little longer time and a little more

effort. Good Luck to you, whatever you decide to do. Pat

Re: bilateral total knee replacement.

Joint Replacement

Date: Friday, April 1, 2011, 3:01 PM

Hi ,

My name is Pat and I just joined this group but I am replying right away

because I am truly happy that I had bilateral TKR done on Aug. 16, 2010. For me,

it was the best thing I could have ever done. My personal feeling is that your

own outlook and state of mind has a lot to do with the success you will or will

not have with this surgery. (of course having a great surgeon, good therapists

and helpful caregivers makes a big difference too) I am in my mid 60's and

suffered from a lot of pain due to osteoarthritis. We have horses and I was

active before the surgery and needed to be active afterwards. The pain was not

only hurting me physically but also hurting my quality of life. I exercised

before surgery to help strengthen my muscles. The surgery I had was minimally

invasive and I was in the hospital for 5 days and then went directly home. At

first I had therapy at home and once I could get in and out of our pickup, I

went out of the home to

continue. You asked for any advice and mine would be to keep a positive

outlook...and keep telling yourself that you can be as successful getting back

on your feet as you want to be. In 4 months, I stopped using even a cane and was

back to going up and down steps and even started to take care of my horses once

again. I now can hardly remember all the pain I had before and my knees are as

good as new. The best thing of all, is that I never had to go back and do

everything all over a second time for the second knee. It took a little bit more

work and a little bit longer but I would not have done it any other way. It was

hard the first few days, but after that, the daily progress was easily seen by

my family and friends. I wish you a successful surgery and recovery and perhaps

tell yourself over and over what I told myself. " I can do this! " Pat

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> I am having both knees replacement on 4/5.

> Am I making a mistake doing both of them at the same time?

> I have all ways been good about getting up and moving after surgery, I can

handle pain if I know there is an end in sight, it's the pain that goes on and

on with no end that I can't handle.

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> Any advice would be welcome.

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