stitchinwitch

Just curious - does anyone LIMP from this surgery?? Does anyone have sleep apnea????

SchuylerJean

I have had both knees replaced. It really is the best thing to do. That is how I started quilting. Had to do something that I did not have to stand and I was home. I watched a quilting show and thought I would give it a try and love it. It hurts and you have to do what they tell you to do. But I can now walk and that is a good thing.

amandasgramma

If she has knee pain, she should be seeing specialist (maybe an orthopedist) in that field. I find it hard to understand how a rhematologist can make that call. If they do say she should have the surgery, my step-father had knee replacement about 10 yrs ago and you would never know he ever had anything wrong.

amandasgramma

My step dad does not limp. Sleep Apnea (I have it) has nothing to do with knee surgery

Tink's Mom

My Dad just had his knees replaced earlier this year. His older brother had his 1 knee done at the same time. Brother wasn't allowed to bear weight on that leg for 2 months. Dad was walking the day of surgury.
Doctor says that brothers surgury is the old fashioned way of doing it. Dad's is the modern way. They glue the new parts in place....so that if there is a problem down the road, the can replace the parts so much easier.
Dad is going grocery shopping and doing almost everything that he did before. He doesn't golf anymore but that is due to a shoulder injury.

stitchinwitch

Sleep apea and anesthetic could cause problems.

Rural City Girl

I had a total knee replacement on March 5th at age 60. Yes the recovery period is very long, and at times painful. This operation was so much better than my ACL reconstruction 20 years ago. Back then they did very little to address the pain.

It is different now. When I woke up from surgery, no pain.
That's because of the spinal block. That gave me a chance to adjust to oral, IV drugs to take affect and when the spinal wore off, I was doing fairly well with the pain. She should not be afraid to take the pain pills as prescribed. It needs to build up in the body for it to be effectiveness. If one pain pill doesn't work they will try another one.

Rehab is a very long process, and she needs to be prepared to do all the exercises, before and after surgery. My husband says that even after 3 months, I am walking better than before surgery, most days.

My Dr. after my three month visit said I was good to go with exercises, except NO impact sports. I do not like the idea of not being able to run. As far as skiing, I certainly would try. How well does she ski now? By the time I had surgery, I wasn't able to do very much. Now I am working out at the gym, swimming, elliptical and most recently Reformer Pilates. I also still have home exercises.

I am very glad I had this done. I plan to do our local triathalon next year (did it in 2008). I guess I will just have to walk very fast for the running part.

She's young, and will probably bounce back better than this 61 year old body. I say....don't listen to the people who tell you that it didn't work. There is no reason why it shouldn't work. I realize that there can be complications, I think that is rare.

Of the people who say it didn't work, I would challenge them
about whether they did everything the Dr. and therapist told them to do. You have to work hard with the range of motion. Also, having extra weight on the knee is not good. I gained weight for the year I was struggling with exercise. I am slowly taking it off now, but I'm still limited in what I can do. Having an extra 20-40 lbs of weight is still not good for the knee, whether it is a real one or an artifical one. Any story I have heard from people that it didn't work, it is because they didn't take the rehab part seriously.

I cannot stress enough about doing the exercises. Although it is a slow recovery, I'm plugging along. When my gym day comes up, I say to myself, I just can't do this today, but I do, and know I am reaping the benefits.

Take a look at a great website that I read. Answers so many questions for people who have the knee or hip replaced. Your daughter can register (free) with them and ask questions. I love the site.

Check out www.bonemart.org. Feel free to PM me if you want to talk.

amandasgramma

OHHHH...LOL - I thought you were implying that knee surgery can CAUSE sleep apnea!! LOL -- guess I should've had that 2nd cuppa coffee!!!!

:-D

jacee kay

I had a knee replacd at 47. I also worked in a rehab department for about 20 years. I am 62 now and have had no problems. The knee gets sore feeling if I walk for hours at parks or on concrete. Riding in a car for long periods of time will make it stiff feeling. I am so glad I did it. One Dr. wouldn't do it, said I was too young. I finally got a second opinion and He said I had two choices I would soon be in a wheelchair and ride all the time or have a replacement. I already knew if he would do one I was all for it because I couldn't straighten out my knee fully and couldn't bear a lot of weight on it or stand a long time so I was close to having to quit my job in rehab.
I am very glad I did it. Having worked in rehab I also have seen the other side. Some don't do well after it. I feel the biggest thing is be sure and do the exercises after surgery. It will hurt and you will feel it isn't worth it but 6 months later almost everyone says it was worth all the pain and hard work.

Rural City Girl

That's what my Dr. said. I was "kinda" complaining at my 3 month checkup that I thought that I should be further along. He kinda laughed, and said I will feel better about my rehab in 6 months. Said it will be at least 1 year, and perhaps 2 years before it is "healed". I see you still have some issues, but for me a small price to pay for having a new knee.