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Having a Mako PKR in 3 weeks

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LindaSue
LindaSue

Hi Everyone! I'm Linda and I'm having an outpatient Mako PKR (robotic) on 7/26/17. I'm 61 and in good health and pretty active. (have a personal trainer and was walking a few miles/day before my knee pain). Has anyone had their PKR done using Mako? Would appreciate all tips, precautions, etc. Even if yours was not done robotically, I can use any guidance you care to share.

It seems most here have had TKR's, but my surgeon feels confident my arthritic damage is limited to the medial side. (although I do have intermittent pain on the lateral.) Makes me a bit nervous to go through just the partial and possibly have lateral pain after, but he feels in my case it's better to preserve as much of my own knee as possible as my lateral pain is not usually severe or constant.

It took me quite awhile to make the decision to have the surgery, but after almost 2 years of suffering through 2 rounds of Orthovist, arthroscopy for 2 torn menisci (with microfracture which btw my new surgeon would never do-horribly painful and didn't work!!), multiple weeks of PT and cortisone shots...and still can't walk to the end of the street without pain, I decided to go for it is definitely impacting my quality of life.

Thanks to all who have shared their knowledge so freely. I have been busily reading through as many discussions as I can. But to be honest, with surgery only 3 weeks away, I'm feeling somewhat overwhelmed. Making my detailed to-do lists, but not checking off a whole lot yet! I know I will have other questions...thanks in advance for your help.

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  • jenny80029
    jenny80029 LindaSue

    Posted

    Determine to be positive. ..It makes a world of difference...look forward to hearing all about it,
    • LindaSue
      LindaSue jenny80029

      Posted

      Thank you Jenny! Your encouragement and support really means a lot! I actually now may be having a TKR instead of a partial...lots more reading to do!
  • jenny80029
    jenny80029 LindaSue

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    ☺Forgot to add, apologies if already shared this, as cannot remember, but i wrote alot about pain manage men management in my personal account of TKR. ..

    Take a look at my profile and skim through my blog if it helps. The page was written to convey the need for patience, something our cultures in the western world are not really geared up to! You can locate it in the menu at the right hand side of the blog.

    • LindaSue
      LindaSue jenny80029

      Posted

      Wonderful...thank you Jenny! I remember in an earlier post you mentioned your blog but I haven't had a chance to look at it yet. Since I scheduled my surgery, it seems it has taken on a life of it's own! So much research to do and things to put in order...so little time with my date only 2 weeks away. On my to-do list for today! Oh you are so right about how challenging it is to find patience in this fast-paced world we live in. Our lives are so over-scheduled that we've lost sight of the meaning of patience and how to go about achieving it. Thanks agan for your encouragement and helpful information..it really means so much! Linda

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