Originally Posted by Cranfield:
“Not wishing to derail this thread any further, but I think for the benefit of anyone considering replacement knee surgery, I would like to briefly comment on the above post.
I had a full replacement of my RT knee joint 10 years ago and my Lft knee joint replaced 5 years ago.
Both operations were successful and I have no regrets.
I would say that it is imperative to do the recommended after Op exercises and physio.
The full success rate for this operation is extremely high.”
I can only echo these comments!
I had my ligaments repaired on day surgery - and walked out of hospital that evening with only a stick for support. I was delivering a talk to the local WI the next evening as well (albeit sitting down rather than standing up), and back at work a week later, but told to be careful of what i did there.
My 73 year old mother in law had a total knee replacement done last year - and was out of hospital 3 days later, and mobile from the dafternoon of the operation. She wasn't allowed to drive for 6 weeks - but was actively encouraged to be as mobile as possible during the recovery time - and to do all the exercises recommended by the physio. its been a complete success and she is now looking forward to having the other one done as she now notices the pain from it a lot more as the first one is "fixed" as it were!
Im looking at having both knees replaced in the not too distant future - and am hoping for a similar success!