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    Bilateral TKR Bilateral TKR vs staged

    I’m a hiker as well. Like you, I continued to hike (and do yoga) until the day before my flight to Montreal despite the pain. I wanted to be as strong as possible going in and it has paid off. I suggest you make sure you have good upper body strength as well if considering both knees. They...
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    Bilateral TKR Bilateral TKR vs staged

    I replied to your questions in my thread but maybe should have here. I’m a former Calgarian that got wooed out to Vancouver Island. But I do have the battle of Alberta settled by having married an Edmonton boy. So whichever way you might lean, I’m good, lol. Open to any and all questions you...
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    Bilateral TKR Needing a bit of help and info.

    Forgot to mention that I am my only complication, lol. I cause myself no end of grief by overdoing things. I am also apparently quite resistant to opioids. Duval uses OxyContin and it didn’t do much. For past surgical and dental procedures I have been prescribed T3s and hydromorphine...
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    Bilateral TKR Needing a bit of help and info.

    My clinic was Clinique Duval in Laval. It was amazing. All they do are hips and knees. Last year they did over 700 hips, 350 single knees and 35 double. Duval was also much less expensive than Vancouver, Calgary and Toronto…And one of the few willing to tackle 2 knees at once. They have...
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    Bilateral TKR Bilateral TKR

    Well hello Xsbank from a Vancouver Islander who also gave up on the BC system. They would not touch my knees due to my age and their perception that it wasn’t bad enough via radiographs to justify. After 2+ years fighting with my surgeon and several useless injections I also bailed and went...
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    Bilateral TKR Needing a bit of help and info.

    Thanks Layla, I’m slowly improving and so filled with gratitude for that. Not a single regret for doing bilateral. I can’t imagine being out of commission like this a second time. That would be worse than the extra pain I have felt. I’m at a point where some activities are as painful as...
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    Bilateral TKR Needing a bit of help and info.

    Thank you both for your information and personal perspectives. We absolutely do heal very differently and have very different responses to surgery, meds and post-procedure treatments. This is a discussion I have with my pet parents regularly. Plus, as we age, it is much harder to bounce...
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    Bilateral TKR Needing a bit of help and info.

    I am just shy of 8 weeks out from my bilateral NON-Cement TKA. I have 0-110 degrees in both knees and might be closer to 115 on the right. In surgery they had 0-130 degrees (Pre-surgical I was 5-120 range). I can do stairs up very comfortably, and down slowly. I can rise from chairs and our...
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    Bilateral TKR Needing a bit of help and info.

    Thanks for the warm welcome everyone. It’s been quite a journey to get here. Everyone says how lucky Canadians are to have “free” healthcare but the dark side is it fails in situations like TKAs. They don’t want to pay for revisions so will rarely do anyone less than early 60s. And then...
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    Bilateral TKR Needing a bit of help and info.

    Hello, I had simultaneous bilateral TKA on January 25, 2024. Yeah, I’m a sucker for punishment. I’m generally doing well but have a few questions and hoping this forum can help in that regard. My apologies for posting generally and hoping for some help in directing me appropriately. Also any...
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