kayow11
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United States@Hood1980, The questions you just posted, are really the only ones I can think of.
If he doesn't answer your questions to your satisfaction, try to press him more to explain himself. You will probably get the same answers I got.
I waited six months for my revision, and had to do it then because it was causing too many other issues like foot pain, back pain, and knee pain with exaggerated ligament stretch, ( which had to be fixed during my revision due to the laxity of the ligament which would have made my joint unstable, the surgeon said).
He also recommended that waiting for 4-5 months minimum would be sufficient, and safe for me in general, and the knee tissues.
Since I am already recovering and in this mental and physical slump, I figured it would be good to get all of it over with now, instead of waiting for many more months or a year and going through it yet again.
Of course the energy drain could come from even one surgery, so I just had more of it. Also the propofol anesthesia three times in 10 months, it is probably too much for my body to handle. Or maybe anybody's body.
It caused some short term memory loss but that is very slowly improving.
I feel I made the right choice and my newest knee is coming along fairly well, except the bend is still pretty limited. Just like the other one.
I personally did not want to wait until I was so bad,or had a blowout, or was incapacitated with pain and inability to get around, before I had my surgeries. I could see what was progressing and what I had to do eventually, so I decided to get it done to get on with my life. I really don't procrastinate with very many things.
I do understand why people get them both done at the same time. That way all the misery is terrible at first but both generally are getting better at the same time, and you don't have to look forward to another surgery.
I did wait three months between my first and second surgery. And I thought that it would work out good that way, but for me because of the misalignment, it really caused me more problems.
All of these surgeries are a risk, and you never know how yours will end up.
If he doesn't answer your questions to your satisfaction, try to press him more to explain himself. You will probably get the same answers I got.
I waited six months for my revision, and had to do it then because it was causing too many other issues like foot pain, back pain, and knee pain with exaggerated ligament stretch, ( which had to be fixed during my revision due to the laxity of the ligament which would have made my joint unstable, the surgeon said).
He also recommended that waiting for 4-5 months minimum would be sufficient, and safe for me in general, and the knee tissues.
Since I am already recovering and in this mental and physical slump, I figured it would be good to get all of it over with now, instead of waiting for many more months or a year and going through it yet again.
Of course the energy drain could come from even one surgery, so I just had more of it. Also the propofol anesthesia three times in 10 months, it is probably too much for my body to handle. Or maybe anybody's body.
It caused some short term memory loss but that is very slowly improving.
I feel I made the right choice and my newest knee is coming along fairly well, except the bend is still pretty limited. Just like the other one.
I personally did not want to wait until I was so bad,or had a blowout, or was incapacitated with pain and inability to get around, before I had my surgeries. I could see what was progressing and what I had to do eventually, so I decided to get it done to get on with my life. I really don't procrastinate with very many things.
I do understand why people get them both done at the same time. That way all the misery is terrible at first but both generally are getting better at the same time, and you don't have to look forward to another surgery.
I did wait three months between my first and second surgery. And I thought that it would work out good that way, but for me because of the misalignment, it really caused me more problems.
All of these surgeries are a risk, and you never know how yours will end up.
My heart really really goes out to you as you go thru this journey. I hear you when you say something about your active life being taken, but what I whole heartedly believe is that you will get an awesome revision, that you will recover well, as you know what it takes and understand pain and most importantly that in 2 years, 3 years, 10 years, you will look back on this and think about all the issues as if it was just a blip in time. I know it is 100% of what you think about now, but in the future it won't be!
It's good you have your husband to go with you. Moral support and someone to ride shotgun is always a plus. Mr. Shoes went with me to all my pre- and post-op checkups. As he likes to say, "Two brains are better than one." At least one of us is likely to remember something! 
