5þh tkr

I wish you the best of luck and hope recovery goes well.  Rant if it helps- 🙏🙃

Thinking of you. Wishing you sll the best.

I am sure you do dread it- hope it goes well and .... best of luck

I am guess its is supposed to read 5th TKR? If so it means I am not alone. You have every reason to dread even more so if its the same knee. The more surgeries you have the longer it takes to heal. However if the surgery is needed if you had to choose temporary pain vs long term with out the surgery. I would go for it. I do hope all goes well.

Best wishes for a successful surgery and recovery.

April,

I can only imagine what going through that 5 times is like. I will pray for your speedy recovery. Keep sharing and reading this website.

I feel if doctors would be realistic before knee surgeries we would be more prepared for our recovery.  My doctor told me I was a candidate for a mako knee. I would be fine in three weeks as it stated on his office phamplet. Well I wake up out of a coma 9 days later with a different knee which in reviews has had many callbacks for problems which that knee. It freaked me out. The doctor put in a knee with a lot of recalls on that brand.  I was mad as I had no say since my paperwork actually lists that I was getting a mako knee.  What was to happen was not the case.  The doctor acted like I was the problem.  After 3 months I got an infection in the knee went to doctor PA would not look at the knee, I had a 102 temp and BP was 280/120, which is high.  At that time went to ER where I was treated with another doctor.  This is incompetency to the worst.  This doctor claims he is a top notch doctor in our area.  Not true! So really take care of yourself, if something does not feel well, go to ER or another doctor.  I am now finally getting better. Get well soon! So I know the feeling about ranting, fustrating this happened and you can’t do anything!

My Dr wants to redo my 1st TKR due to swelling and cracking sounds when I walk. I can't imagine 5 let alone the 17 NFW477 has had. I'm looking for alternatives. I hear good things about stem cells treatment. I've been told they can help (most likely) with the soft tissue issues I'm having. Originally I had planned to do one and then the other 3 months later. Not now. I'm 65 yo male from US. 16 moths post op, did limited hiking 1-3 miles last year on the archery and rifle hunts. I take it fairly easy but I don't baby it. Still a lot of pain, swelling, tightness, etc but no pain meds. I guess, you get out what you put in. My Dr promotes a patient who attempted Mt Everest after first TKR and reached the summit after the 2nd. Water and snow skies, etc. I'm not booking a climb date, I just want to hunt with my kids. Good luck to you. 

The only thing worse then 17 surgeries including 5TKRS is pretty soon next couple of months another major surgery same knee.I think I understand how pain feels and it stinks but I try and stay positive. Any bets how I am going to feel after my next surgery it is going to really stink. The implant was not aligned correctly and since I have had so many TKR's ( 5 ) once this one comes out I am going to have major bone loss where the bottom part of the implant would sit on the tibia. There is no more bone for it to sit on. So I am in the bonus round in additon to a TKR I will also have some form of bone reconstruction and probably a specialized implant. I hope no one has to go thru this including me.

We must be followers of Murphy's Law!! One TKR stinks 2 is bad 3 is worse 4 OH MY!! 5 Come on this really sucks Now I will be at 6. I understand the pain the depression how it seems like it takes forever and your not making progress it gets to me as well. I try very hard to stay positive does not always work but I try. Your 56 well I am 57 I keep hoping at somepoint this will come to an end.. Whether or not people read what I have to say its all meant to help. I do not believe in writing something that is not true heck we get enough from our surgeons. I am hoping in less then 2 months I have my next surgery the pain I am feeling really stinks. People have told me your knee looks swollen and thats wearing jeans I took my daughter to the dentist a few days ago and I had a check up as well when it was my turn I go up and almost fell. If I walk up an incline I have to be careful it may not seem like it but I am miserable as well.