Hello to all of you... I am scheduled for January 3rd, 2022 for my second TKR. I had done the Right knee back in 2018 and I am very happy with the results.
I am now getting Left done and have a question for those who have had experience with #2. My left knee (which is the worse of the 2) has been really bad since August which is why I am getting this done. I was told many times of the last ten years that it was bone on bone and needed to be done. I bought myself time with shots, tramadol, Motrin and gabapentin. I saw on the boards that #2 was a better experience for some because it was their least damage knee. I had to do #1 RTKR because of a fall but it was still not as much bone on bone as the left. My left is the most damaged and I was hoping not to be the most painful after surgery.
So my question is this. Was surgery #2 done on your least damaged knee? Did that help with recovery time, pain, etc???
Thanks to all and Happy Thanksgiving...
Schpooko
I am now getting Left done and have a question for those who have had experience with #2. My left knee (which is the worse of the 2) has been really bad since August which is why I am getting this done. I was told many times of the last ten years that it was bone on bone and needed to be done. I bought myself time with shots, tramadol, Motrin and gabapentin. I saw on the boards that #2 was a better experience for some because it was their least damage knee. I had to do #1 RTKR because of a fall but it was still not as much bone on bone as the left. My left is the most damaged and I was hoping not to be the most painful after surgery.
So my question is this. Was surgery #2 done on your least damaged knee? Did that help with recovery time, pain, etc???
Thanks to all and Happy Thanksgiving...
Schpooko