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im a carer - so have seen a few people who have had this done - this and hips - id say new lease of life is pretty much a given - now ive said that you will get all the horror stories probably |
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Iv had knee replacements on both knees following injury. They are brilliant and have reduced my pain lots. I also have far more movement now although obviously they havnt gone back to how they were before my injury.
I had both ops done under spinal block which means less time in recovery. They gave me meds to calm me which made me very happy and i think i may have slept a bit too.
I stayed in hospital for 3 nights. I suggest you take all pain meds offered because the pain is pretty bad after (but worth it). I had a morphine pump first time but that made me feel sick so the second time i had oralmorph plus lots of other pain meds.
You get out of bed and start physio the day after the op and although its painful its much better to keep moving and doing the physio as you will recovery much quicker and get a better range of movements.
It is a common but BIG op and is painful after but its worth it. Do your physio, take pain meds, use bio oil on the wound, and you will have a good outcome  |
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I have had two partials, left each till the pain was unbearable. Had little trouble until the arthritis flared up again in a new place, putting off a full knee as long as possible. Post op pain is indescribable, take any and all pain relief offered, stupid not to.Good luck. Xx |
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Having a knee replacement gave my dad a new lease of life. It stopped the terrible pain, the accidents when his knee would collapse under him and got him back to enjoying the things he could no longer do.
Word of advice though, make sure you follow the physio afterwards.
A neighbour had his done and didn’t do any of the exercises he was meant to. His knee didn’t heal well and he needed it redoing to attempt to increase the very poor range of movement he had. After this second operation failed he had a third which resulted in a very bad infection. Eventually he lost his leg. All would have been prevented if he’d followed the physio program when it was first done. |
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"ouch that doesn't sound like relief
it osteoarthritis that's giving me hell and has been all year"
My injury caused osteoartritis which gave me awful pain and lack of movement due to pain. The op is very painful afterwards but pain meds help and its definetely worth having the op done |
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My Sister in law has had both knees replaced and what a difference. Before she was in constant pain and couldn't walk far. Now there is no stopping her. No pain and walking much better. Back to being a loving Sister in law and not constantly grumpy which is lovely  |
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I had a bone graft to heal a split knee cap, 2 slivers of bone were taken from my shin bone, and then used as a bridge for regrowth between the two halves 
I needed a leg brace for 8 weeks, and the physio after was a bitch 
But I'm back up and running half marathons again
It's amazing how the knee, in particular, can heal and recover |
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"I had a full knee replacement 6 months ago. I agree with the others it was the most excruciating pain I have experienced. I still have not had the courage to kneel on it yet. I keep getting mixed messages about not to kneel or you can kneel. I have been told it will never have the full range of movement as I have had previously. But all in all feeling much better walking. No running . I wondered how this may affect your movement in sexual matters? What are your experiences? Doggy is out at the moment. But working on it. Just need the right person to do the kneeling for me and while they're down there as they say  ANy offers "
I have a similar operation not knee replacement but a hto
I am wondering about sex etc as I have screws and plates. I been 3 months probably 3 more to go |
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Knee joints are far more complicated joints than hips so hard to compare the two really. I had my knee done two and half months ago. Yes it’s hell for the first few days and you’ll need lots of pain relief. Recovery can take up to 6 months, but I’m already feeling far better than I was before and getting stronger each day… |
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