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Anyone have or know about knee replacement surgery?
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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 358188" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>My father in law has had both knees done. He has done very well with them. He just keeps going and going. Before the surgery he could barely make it up the stairs from the living room to the kitchen (4 steps), much less the full set of stairs to the bedroom. He was having a tough time walking too.</p><p></p><p>A lot of the timing depends on how the joint is wearing away and how the arthritis is eating the joint. Rheumatoid arthritis has a different timeline than osteo-arthritis does. Bone density is also a factor. I would recommend going with what the docs recommend, personally. As you are already at the point of bone to bone rubbing, the lack of pain may mean that you have some type of nerve damage. I would worry about that. I know there are arguments for waiting, but often the docs know more details as to why you should /should not wait. I have an aunt who has been trying to wait as long as possible to have her knees done though it has seriously damaged her quality of life. She finally got to the point the docs said that if she continued to wait she was going to end up crippled because there would not be enough bone to attack the new knees too and she will have damaged what bone she has with the osteoarthritis. The surgery was FAR more complex and difficult than if she would have had it done when they wanted her to do it. Her recovery process was very difficult because this also.</p><p></p><p>As for help at home, if there is no one to help then your insurance may pay for a nurse or aid to come to you. You can also contact your church (or a local one if you are not a member of one) and explain the situation to whoever runs the Ladies Auxiliary or whatever they call it. Often churches will help people in that situation. At least here they will. You don't have to be a member, though sometimes it helps.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 358188, member: 1233"] My father in law has had both knees done. He has done very well with them. He just keeps going and going. Before the surgery he could barely make it up the stairs from the living room to the kitchen (4 steps), much less the full set of stairs to the bedroom. He was having a tough time walking too. A lot of the timing depends on how the joint is wearing away and how the arthritis is eating the joint. Rheumatoid arthritis has a different timeline than osteo-arthritis does. Bone density is also a factor. I would recommend going with what the docs recommend, personally. As you are already at the point of bone to bone rubbing, the lack of pain may mean that you have some type of nerve damage. I would worry about that. I know there are arguments for waiting, but often the docs know more details as to why you should /should not wait. I have an aunt who has been trying to wait as long as possible to have her knees done though it has seriously damaged her quality of life. She finally got to the point the docs said that if she continued to wait she was going to end up crippled because there would not be enough bone to attack the new knees too and she will have damaged what bone she has with the osteoarthritis. The surgery was FAR more complex and difficult than if she would have had it done when they wanted her to do it. Her recovery process was very difficult because this also. As for help at home, if there is no one to help then your insurance may pay for a nurse or aid to come to you. You can also contact your church (or a local one if you are not a member of one) and explain the situation to whoever runs the Ladies Auxiliary or whatever they call it. Often churches will help people in that situation. At least here they will. You don't have to be a member, though sometimes it helps. [/QUOTE]
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