Knee replacement

Oh, you are a lovely lot, meant in the nicest possible way . Thanks, I am so pleased that the op will be sooner rather than later, but now starts the " what if" thread going through my head, daft, that's me.

Good luck, Auntieflo! I agree with ginny, the exercises are important but the relief is immeasurable.

I have had both knees replaced. I would certainly endorse the need for the exercises, especially afterwards. Not comfortable but worth the effort.

My ops. have meant that from continual pain on the smallest amount of walking and pain if needing to sit with knees bent for the shortest time, I now have no pain in either knee what so ever. I had 5 months between each op.

Hope your result is as good as mine.

I know that a couple of years down the line I may well need hip/knee replacements. I've been advised that lots of relevant exercise NOW will aid recovery as the muscles will be stronger and more supportive. Do as much as you can in the next few weeks, though I realise time is short. However for anyone else in my position I'd say start NOW.
Very best wishes for a successful outcome and a quick recovery.

Can I echo Claudiaclaws please. Make sure you are discharged with every know painkiller under the sun (and some sleeping pills) because everyone is different and different drugs work for different people and you cant just get something else when you are housebound. Then those exercises ..... some NHS areas are very good in sorting physio but I met someone a couple of days ago who was given ONE session with a physio!!!!! You really must do the work and if you dont think your physio is enough then private round here costs £40 for a 40 minute session which I think, if you can afford it, is very good value. I cried through most of my appointments, but less than a year later I was climbing in an African rain forest after chimpanzees, riding, swimming, biking and truly would not be able to tell you which knee it was, apart from the scar!!!!! It was brilliant.

Charleygirl, thanks. I did think that there probably was something on the site, but where do I look for it please?

Auntieflo there is quite a large section on knee replacements- hearing both sides of the story because not all worked 100% afterwards.

Thanks for the encouragement. It's so nice to think that there are folk geeing you onwards.

Go for it! The sooner the better. I have had both of mine done.
But, you must do your exercises. Start doing them now, gently and this will benefit you even more.
Good Luck.

Gosh thats almost like private treatment. You must keep us all up to speed on the post op recovery. I'm sure you will be very good, and do all your physio exercises. I will probably be following in your foot (knee) steps before too long. When you're in so much pain you're just desperate to do something, so here's wishing you all the best. You should be ok in time for Christmas, but with a ready made excuse to put your feet up.