What was your moment?

I have had both my knees done, first 8 years ago, no problems, the right on 19 weeks op...still a slight problen straigtheningg but can manage.  The pain from the right knee made me have it done. NO more pain.

My friend has been told her knee is not bad enough .(.NHS saving money I think)   and that she is too young at 67!!!!! ( I am 75) but she can't walk and has been in dreadful pain.  She started taking 'Turmeric paste' which she makes herself...not to everyones taste.. can be found on the G search engine....only been taking it 6 weeks and has NO PAIN and is walking better...?  maybe a new cure?

Hi,

I have made the decision to contact surgeon tomorrow to arrange to have a knee replacement ASAP. I have been coping with knee pain for about six years and it has steadily been getting worse. I have tried injections, magnets and physio but nothing seems to work now We went to Cornwall for a short break and it was so difficult trying to walk up and down hills. Every step was a nightmare. We stayed in Port Isaac as we enjoy Doc Martin and I have never seen so many steep hills in one place. It has definitely helped me to make up my mind as walking and coping with normal activities seem to have become such a trial.

Wish me luck.

hi mike i like so many others had no choice so much pain with a serious limp couldnt walk anywhere without dreading the return no let up on pain i had cartilage removed and had injections till they didnt work anymore then i knew i had no choice and went to see surgeon to get my worst leg done first but even though i was private i had to wait a few months and by the time i was to have it done i decided to get the two done as my husband was going for his hip 8 wks later ,do i regret it yes and no   yes im not the sucess i hoped for and no because i didnt know then that its not always the perfect answer im never going to be the way i was befor my ops and ive still got pain after10mths post revision and 3 ops down the road in a year and a half .  so id say dont rush in and get it done unless your not having any sort of life ive seen so many people that have not been sucessfull  some here will probably think that maybe i shouldnt put you off ar scare you .i dont want that either but it is a life changer at least it was for me im 57 now was 55 when i had bi lateral

Hi guys, thank you so much for all your replies I really appreciate you putting in time to write to me. Very helpful to me. Will be seeing the consultant tommorow. We shall see what he says. 

I used to have cortisone injections in my knee which usually worked for quite a while I had 3 or 4 a year.

Then I did not have any for a bit and suddenly my knee was bad again.

So I had another injection. It only lasted 3 weeks and I was back to square one again. GP referred me to a consultant orthopaedic surgeon and told me not to be afraid of having TKR.

I had to really push to get them to do TKR but they did do it.

The best thing I have ever done.

A long hard road to recovery but well worth it in the end if you are really struggling.

Sarah