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With a bit of luck, I should be getting mine done soon. Hopefully the pain should go away. I know my work and lifestyle does not go well with arthritic knees and such but if the op isn't done soon I shall have to stop work. They tried to register me disabled 7 years ago but  I told them to shove it where the sun don't shine.

I am not the sort to be inactive for long, so who has had it done and how long did you have to rest up for?

My mum had it done and apart from not being able to kneel down she had no problems and was walking unaided 3 weeks later pain free :)
They will not let you home until you can do a small flight of stairs, good luck with it Ace xxx

is it wise to ask  :o ok here goes, don't read on if it bothers you


have known several people who have had a knee replacement - younger you are the better probably but usually they expect anything up to 12 weeks before really up and running and some  friends have taken much longer than this - one had a bad reaction to the joint (titanium allergy??), another had to have it re-done, another was much worse then before and is still bad, none could kneel or sleep on their sides for ages - lots of other stories that are not so good

thing is, everyone is different and your experience will be special to you

I've had both mine done ACE and I can honestly say I feel much younger now than I did before they were done. 

I do a lot of gardening now and have no difficulty with digging and bending down.  However, as flowerofshona2007 said, you will not be able to kneel down again, ever.

It is wonderful to get rid of the pain but the first couple of weeks after the op will be very painful, especially when doing the exercises, but do persevere.  You will be given morphine immediately following the op which will take away some of the pain.  You don't rest up after the op and are actively encouraged to go to physiotherapy classes. 

Problems occur when people do not follow the exercise regime.  At physiotherapy classes there were some people that were attending a year or so after their op.  They admitted they had not done the exercises as they were told.  Make sure you take a good painkiller until your knee is back to normal.  i found Tramadol helped me and it is not really addictive.

It is difficult to say how long you will be off work as that depends on how things go with you.  It also depends on the type of work you will be doing.  You may have to confine yourself to light duties for a few weeks. 

Good luck ACE. 

Hope you soon get sorted Ace.

The best of British Ace.     ;D ;D ;D

I play badminton with a lady who had a knew replacement.  She does walk in a rather odd way a cross between a duck and a secretary on a mission.

Do you know the make of replacement you are going to have? 

May be you will be able to pick up the clothes you normally dump on the bathroom floor when it is done.

 The very best to you when you have it done to be pain free must be wonderfull.  Good luck Take care. ;D

Someone I use to know had 2 knee jt replacements and was much more active and pain free a few months after the ops.   A bit rough for a few week afterwards.   I think if you realise it won't be a walk in the park then it won't seem so bad. 
Anyone know how Terry Wogan is getting on and did he have 1 or 2 knees done?     Did he say he thought his physio was descended from the Borgias?
Keep us updated please.   I might be following you.

I had both mine replaced in 2001, within 6 weeks I was back round the allotment doing just light weeding etc, a further 6 weeks and I was back to normal, as others have said I cannot kneel which in one way is good, no more grovelling to the wife. I also do not run anywhere.

I've had 3 friends who've had both knees replaced- all successes.

One gal said for the first surgery she was not told to do any exercises PRIOR to the surgery and that rehab post surgery was much slower than for the second knee where she WAS given exercises to strengthen the thigh muscles PRIOR to surg  so you might want to ask about that if they haven't mentioned it.

Another friend just had her second done and was at home the same week and hardly using a walker! She said her first knee replacement was more difficult because the leg had some serious problems (one longer than the other and bowed) that also had to be fixed and set it back in healing.
It depends how your legs are prior to surgery.

They all agreed it was worth doing and sorry they'd waited,  I hope yours gets done, ACE.

Hi there Ace, i hope all goes well with your knee op. I have osteoarthritis in my left knee very badly & know the kind of pain you must be in. I wish for you the joy of pain free knees very soon ;D

No kneeling ever! I spend my life on my knees planting in very tight spots. I shall just have to dig a hole first and stand in it.

I was thinking I might of trade the old girl in for a younger model, so a traditional proposal is out of the question. Shame cause I'm a bit of a romantic really.

My dad had is done not so long a go and now he's as fit as a butchers dog with no probs in the kneeling department,infact nobody believes him when he tells them he's had it done so he ends up rolling up his trousers leg to show them his scar,so if ya see a bloke at the bar with one leg rolled up don't worry it's me dad.

Quote from: Froglegs on July 25, 2010, 09:11:43
so if ya see a bloke at the bar with one leg rolled up don't worry it's me dad.

Is he a mason then? Has he got a funny handshake ;)