Though I found it worked well post surgery. Hang in there--not long now!yes I can take acetaminophen, I emailed the nurse,.... it just doesn't work as well.
Though I found it worked well post surgery. Hang in there--not long now!yes I can take acetaminophen, I emailed the nurse,.... it just doesn't work as well.
Take them with some food. They can be rough on an empty stomach.and the iron pills are starting to bother me
You’re better off doing one at a time in my opinion. My surgeons won’t do two at once as he said there’s too much risk for complications and I could not even fathom the pain having both done at once. Mine are 9 months apart and my knee is the one that decided I had to do it as it was causing me so much pain and I could no longer function with it. This second knee is easier than the first one. Good luck!I worry about stairs with a bilateral. and blood loss. I am retired and I don't worry about the time for two recoveries.
It is very much a matter of opinion. Me being a staff member here does not make my opinion more or less valuable than yours; but I do disagree.You’re better off doing one at a time in my opinion.
Hmm. Plenty of surgeons do bilaterals. It seems to me that if it were demonstrably riskier then it wouldn't be done because of lawsuits. My understanding is that the single surgery is riskier than doing one knee - but that one knee has to be done twice (of course!) thus equalling it all out.My surgeons won’t do two at once as he said there’s too much risk for complications
It hurts, all right. But twice as bad? I can't say for certain, but I suspect not. And every day in recovery I was thinking 'Just one time!!!!'.I could not even fathom the pain having both done at once.
Which I would regard as lost time, 'marking time' between surgeries.Mine are 9 months apart
Great idea to keep a journal on recovery.I considered a bilateral since I knew both knees had problems. The doctor said sometimes the “better” knee may start to feel better once the “bad” knee is sharing the load.
Having said that...as my first TKR (left knee) started getting stronger my right knee became the knee that was hindering my activities. I could have waited to have the right knee done but it didn’t make sense to have my new, functional knee get strong, wait a year with pain and limitations on the right knee and start the process all over again.
With my second TKR I’m glad I didn’t do a bilateral. I know it really works for some folks and it’s really convenient recovery-wise but, dang, I can’t imagine how they do it!
If you decide to space the TKRs apart I would suggest you keep a recovery journal so when the second TKR rolls around you will know what to expect with your progress. With my 2nd TKR I keep thinking I should be progressing faster but when compared to my 1st TKR I’m doing really well. It’s amazing how quickly we forget the negative bits and I just have to remember that it’s slow in the beginning.
Best wishes!