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Pre-knee op. advice sought

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A.B.
A.B.

My prospective surgeon has told me that after my booked full knee replacement I won't ever be able to kneel again on the replacement artificial joint, & the operation is really only designed as a 'pain-relieving measure' & not a restoration of the walking mobility I had before the cartilage went.

Can any1 who has had this operation confirm their experiences along these lines please?

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  • Bosco
    Bosco A.B.

    Posted

    Iwas just told that I have bone on bone and need knee  replacement but it will be a year wait list.

    but I can get Cortizone shot to help with the pain 

    any one had this shot and does it work and for how long

    • joyce_61477
      joyce_61477 Bosco

      Posted

      Hi Bosco,

      I knew I need replacement too. My surgeon advised getting the shots until they don't work anymore. They did work for me for awhile. Then they got to a point where I literally didn't get a ween if relief, so I opted for the surgery. I definitely think they are worth a try.

      Good luck

      Joyce

    • jude48
      jude48 Bosco

      Posted

      no good for me see my post on these useless injections plus you cant have TNR for at least 6 months after having one of these shots 
    • dd62
      dd62 Bosco

      Posted

      I had a cortizone shot 3 weeks ago - I have less pain on the right hand side of my knee but no relief on the left but pain has now come back on the right hand side. I thought it was worth a try although I wont have another one.
    • mary0606
      mary0606 jude48

      Posted

      I had my TNR 6 weeks after a cortisone shot. No ill effects. The same with my hips and shoulders,..I think each surgeon has different ideas.
    • jude48
      jude48 Bosco

      Posted

      see my post on this -it did not work for me in fact made it worse plus I had a £520 bill to pay as NHS waiting list is 6-9 months

      jude UK

    • martinarvelo
      martinarvelo mary0606

      Posted

      Is TNR the same as TKR?  I thought TNR was trap, neuter and return!  (control of cat population)Hope you didn't have that.razz 
    • pyesangel
      pyesangel martinarvelo

      Posted

      Love your sense of humour lol  I"ve seen both TNR and TKR and never gave it a thought til I read your post...
  • joyce_61477
    joyce_61477 A.B.

    Posted

    Hi AB,

    I had a bilateral tkr 7 mo ago. I am 57 years old. My function with my knees is so far superior to before my surgery....and I am still healing! I still have some stiffness and mild pain at times. Last week I went on a 4 1/2 mike hike....not a nice little trail. I can sit cross legged again...couldn't for the year before my surgery. Oh and yes, I can kneel again. Now it feels weird because the sensation around the scars is not normal yet. My surgeon says kneeling will not hurt the prosthesis. By the way, I would Look for another surgeon who is more confident in his work and one that you could have more confidence in. He sounds very negative. Don't get me wrong , it is a very difficult surgery and recovery...but in general most of us get not just pain relief but improved function.

    Good luck

    Joyce

  • deborah90838
    deborah90838 A.B.

    Posted

    AB, I have had cortizone injections before my knees became incredibly bad and they did help quite a bit. It's not too bad getting them, more pressure than anything.

    My Dr told me to remember that replacements can't replicate the knees we were born with but I told him I don't remember having them any ways.

    I am 6 weeks post op left TKR today, completely pain free, climbing stairs, and slowly beginning to walk the neighborhood. I don't know about kneeling yet (although I've heard some say they couldn't), but I think I'll wait til I'm sure I can get off the floor again!

    I have absolutely no regrets. I'm ready to have my right one done in Jan and even if it's a slower recovery it doesn't matter. I'll be able to function again.

    Get your legs as strong as you can beforehand, try to lose a few pounds if you need to, work hard on your exercises afterwards and rest inbetween. You'll do great.

  • Oldfatguy1
    Oldfatguy1 A.B.

    Posted

    There must be 2 schools of thought on this one. Some drs say no and others never give any concern to the situation. I've never been able to kneel because of the tenderness but my tkr was the result of a rare tumor. Due to this I have had a long battle a/the knee that others won't expierience, thankfully. Due to staph infection I had to go without a knee for 4 months and then had the 3rd appliance inserted late June. This time the surgeon said no kneeling for 6 months and then he would look at it again. There have been a couple of folks on h e re that started kneelin within weeks of the surgery and had terrible setbacks. You really have to listen to your Dr. As he is the one that has analyzed your tests and knows all the parameters.
  • christine83627
    christine83627 A.B.

    Posted

    Hi,

    I would look for another surgeon. I had a knee replacment just

    over 9 weeks ago and I am delighted with the results. My

    surgeon said that I would need a pad to kneel on but kneeling

    would n ot be a problem. Already I have knelt a few times for a

    very short period on a gym mat and although it feels weird

    because of swelling kneeling does not seem im possible.

    I was driving at 4 weeks and regularly walk over 3 miles.

    My physio tells me that healing takes at least 3 months so I am still doing lots of exercises but I can now walk distances without pain and feel as if I have my life back again

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