Taxman59
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On Dec 7, I had my left knee replaced. This was almost exactly 2 years after I had my right knee done. The surgery went extremely well, and (partially due to a severe snow storm expected) I was released from the hospital after 30 hours. after 10 days, I was walking with a cane (and some steps without one), and at 13 days, the staples were removed. On Dec 23rd, I was with the home health worker (she chose to come on a Sunday so she could have Christmas eve off), and had a slight misstep. I had been walking freely without aids and was progressing quite well. After that misstep, my knee swelled up, and my back started to go out. Within a week, I was unable to put weight on mu left knee, and the sciatic nerve was keeping me up at night. The outpatient PT says the more important issue is the knee, and when I say that the back prevents me from doing some of the knee exercises, she said the back will recover eventually, but the knee needs the rehab right away!
My question for those of you who have had a TKR, did the second one have more complications than the first? If so, what did you do?
(I have a cousin who had a second TKR and she had complications on the second one as well)
My question for those of you who have had a TKR, did the second one have more complications than the first? If so, what did you do?
(I have a cousin who had a second TKR and she had complications on the second one as well)