Dixie
new member
Hi! I'm 52 and scheduled for my right TKR on Nov 13. Everywhere I go I hear that the zimmer Gender Knee is the best. My Doctor does not do that one..I THINK he does Stryker Triathalon, but I'll find out tomorrow. He did surgery on my same knee last year after it became infected from a cortisone shot given by a different doctor. It was a nightmare and I was very sick...surgery to clean out the infection, systemic staph infection, blood clot, hospital for 9 days, IV antibiotics at home for 6 weeks, and so on. It was awful. I am bone on bone now in both knees, but the right is worse so I decided to do that one first.
My point is, I REALLY trust my doctor. He knows my history, experienced it with me, and I feel that he will give me better and more customized care than a new doctor who does the Zimmer or any other design. I mean, how much does it really matter which design they use? Isn't your relationship with your Doctor equally important? (BTW, he's a well respected physician in Atlanta, and has the pedigree, if you will!)
Please! If anyone has any thoughts, I'd be interested in what you have to say. Thanks!
My point is, I REALLY trust my doctor. He knows my history, experienced it with me, and I feel that he will give me better and more customized care than a new doctor who does the Zimmer or any other design. I mean, how much does it really matter which design they use? Isn't your relationship with your Doctor equally important? (BTW, he's a well respected physician in Atlanta, and has the pedigree, if you will!)
Please! If anyone has any thoughts, I'd be interested in what you have to say. Thanks!