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Reply: Bilateral Knee Replacement

I totally agree with Bolding. I had bilateral TKR 19 months ago and it was the best thing...

Posted by ElsieYan

I totally agree with Bolding. I had bilateral TKR 19 months
ago and it was the best thing I ever did. Both my knees were
equally bad and I felt that enough is enough so I got both
replaced at the same time. I think because I had hit rock
bottom, I totally surrendered to get my knees fixed. And I
didnt even know much about TKR at that time. I didnt think
twice about doing bilateral either because I have always
been a practical person. So I thought what could be better
than 1 surgery, 1 hospitalization, 1 recovery, saves
money and time too. Of course like what Bolding said, it
also all depends on your medical condition and whether you
can find an OS with good track record and willing to do
bilaterals.

Today, I am grateful for my pain free knees and my active
lifestyle. I can run up and down stairs and do a lot of stuff.
But because of my delayed surgery, OA has caused permanent damage to my body. My ROM is 120 which is the same as before TKR and I am still having the same stiffness from prolonged sitting, standing and walking. I still have
numbness at the scar area and tightness too. I think we all
have to be practical and not expect too much. Even though
we are still experiencing the effects of the damage caused by OA or TKR, I feel that it is a small price to pay to gain my
life back. This is something I have to live with but I am thankful that it does not impair my overall function.

Just the other day, a friend's friend called me and told me
that she had TKR on one knee last April. She complained to me that she still felt the numbness on her knee but no pain. So I told her that its normal because the one of the nerve at the front of the knee had been cut to gain access and usually they cannot be successfully joined back. So I asked her when she will do the other knee and she said she might not do it because her TKR knee felt unnatural due to the numbness. I asked her whether her arthritic knee felt natural before TKR and she said obviously not. In the end she admitted that she was scared to go back to do the other leg. And she was envious that I had
bone a bilateral already. I thought this was quite an
interesting conversation, something to learn from.

Elsie Yan
BTKR 14.4.2011
http://www.totalkneereplacement-elsie.blogspot.com View Thread

Posted byElsieYan

(FromArthritis and Joint Pain: Support Group)

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Reply: Bilateral Knee Replacement

I totally agree with having simultaneous bilateral TKR if both knees are equally or almost...

Posted by ElsieYan

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Reply: bilateral knee replacement

Hi Kaysails, I can totally relate to your problem. At the rate that you are suffering,...

Posted by ElsieYan

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Bilateral TKR

I had bilateral TKR 16 months ago at the age of 50 and it was the best thing I ever did. ...

Posted by ElsieYan

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