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  1. K

    TKR Game Ready question

    Would love to know how long you used the Game Ready system and if you used the articulated or straight knee wrap. I'm having surgery in September and want everything lined well beforehand.
  2. K

    TKR New & need advice: post-TKR Cycling Info from Surgeon

    Yes, the insight is helpful. And the surgeon did mention the 3 month waiting period for surgery after a cortisone shot.
  3. K

    TKR New & need advice: post-TKR Cycling Info from Surgeon

    Good idea and I spoke with the insurance company several times in March and February. Since the replacement was denied when I attempted the procedure approval under a different physician back in March, I am required to wait 6 months before another request for authorization of the same...
  4. K

    TKR New & need advice: post-TKR Cycling Info from Surgeon

    My surgeon said that going to PT was more likely to waste my time or hurt me than to help in any way since I'm still able to cycle and work the leg muscles with weights regularly (something I've done for years and years), although with pain. That was pretty good to hear, since it was what I...
  5. K

    TKR New & need advice: post-TKR Cycling Info from Surgeon

    I spoke directly with the Yeah, I spoke directly with the insurance company, which is when the helpful review nurse told me the 'secret' process needed in order for the replacement.
  6. K

    TKR New & need advice: post-TKR Cycling Info from Surgeon

    I think most of those in U.S. do these days. At least the nurse reviewer I spoke with listed the requirements verbally for me, at some risk to her job, perhaps. When I asked where in my health plan these requirements were listed, she told me that the insurance company does not provide them...
  7. K

    TKR New & need advice: post-TKR Cycling Info from Surgeon

    No date for surgery yet. Insurance denied replacement and when I appealed, denied the appeal on the grounds that it was not medically necessary. Hmmm, when a physician indicates that no cartilage is left in the joint and the pain and swelling is due to bone on bone that is causing joint...
  8. K

    TKR New & need advice: post-TKR Cycling Info from Surgeon

    Question regarding ROM of the knee implant: The first surgeon that I visited told me that I'd have a limitation on ROM because the knee implants are not 'designed' to bend as far as a normal knee would (he said it was designed to flex only so far, which would be all that I would need for...
  9. K

    TKR New & need advice: post-TKR Cycling Info from Surgeon

    So far, my shoes (including several pairs that are years old) aren't showing much wear pattern change, so I hope that by replacing the knee now, I won't have the gait disfunction so common with worn out knees. I've worked hard to keep things pointed in the right direction, but adjusting the...
  10. K

    TKR New & need advice: post-TKR Cycling Info from Surgeon

    Second surgeon visited today and what a different type of visit it was! It definitely pays to visit more than one for a total knee replacement. And if I had to schedule an appointment with yet another, I would have definitely done so. This guy is well respected and has good outcomes among his...
  11. K

    TKR New & need advice: post-TKR Cycling Info from Surgeon

    Very good advice. OR nurses always know quite a bit about the surgeons and their bedside manner as well as outcomes. Thanks to all for good advice and support. Off next week to see surgeon number 2. And scheduling an appointment with a third surgeon that comes highly recommended. Note: a...
  12. K

    TKR New & need advice: post-TKR Cycling Info from Surgeon

    Thanks and oops! Fumble fingered the age when I set up profile. 61 is correct. That's what I get for multitasking. :loll::thud:
  13. K

    TKR New & need advice: post-TKR Cycling Info from Surgeon

    :thumb:
  14. K

    TKR New & need advice: post-TKR Cycling Info from Surgeon

    Just went to my first appointment with a potential surgeon today for a total knee replacement. He told me that it would be at least a year for me to bicycle approximately 50 miles because my muscles would not have recovered and strengthened enough. I'm currently able to ride 50 miles with my...
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