Hello,
I have had a bit of time to read posts and reflex on my last visit with the OS, and decided to get one more opinion. While I was pleased that this last OS did not tell me that I was too young for TKR, my gut tells me that he was not completely comfortable with doing this surgery, even though he agreed to do it when I was ready. With that said, I will be seeing one more OS (hopefully my last), to take a look at me and give me one more opinion. The way I see it, it can't hurt to get as much information as possible. I will make sure I ask all the questions outlined on this forum (very helpful). While I am at it, I will have him look at my hips too. I have had intermittent hip pain over the last 5 years that was attributed to my knees, but I am not so sure anymore. I also have bone spurs on my hip sockets, so something is going on there.
I have had two sets of Synvisc/Hyalgan shots and one round of cortisone shots in both knees with very little relief. I currently work with a personal trainer and we have been doing total body strengthening (with knee friendly exercises), so I am actually pretty strong. I feel like I have run out of options.
Angela