TKR --TO HAVE OR NOT TO HAVE

dorothykd
dorothykd Member Posts: 8
edited 20. Jul 2009, 02:40 in Living with Arthritis archive
HELLO AGAIN---I HAVE BEEN TO SEE THE ORTHAPOD TODAY AND AM SCHEDULED FOR A TKR WITHIN 3 MONTHS.---

I HAVE THE CHOICE AS TO WHET.

THANK YOU IN ADVANCEHER OR NOT I HAVE IT.
DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY THOUGHTS/EXPERIENCES ON TKR.
WHAT IS THE SUCCESS RATE :roll:

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  • alicea
    alicea Member Posts: 111
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi I have had a THR a couple of years ago and life is so much better , I could'nt have gone on with the pain i was in , i had got to the stage i was in a wheel chair and in pain all the time so i had to have it done . I wish i had done it earlier but everyone is different, i am sure others will advise you to. all the best hope it all goes well wish ever way you go. alicea
  • elnafinn
    elnafinn Member Posts: 7,412
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    No one can decide for you. There have been many postings from different people asking for advice on whether to go for a TKR or not. If you are asking you are in doubt - you must be. Wait until you are certain. That time will come, I can assure you. There will come a time, sooner or later when you wake up one morning and think, I cannot go on like this anymore. I am missing out on life. I am in pain, I am taking painkillers every day but they are not getting to the pain. I have been offered the operation, because the consultant thinks I warrant one. I trust him. I want to have the operation.

    I have had a TKR and have no regrets. It is now 18 months ago and I am beginning to feel very ready to have the other knee done next year.

    There is a huge success with TKRs.

    All the best
    Elna
    The happiest people don't have the best of everything. They just make the best of everything.

    If you can lay down at night knowing in your heart that you made someone's day just a little bit better, you know you had a good day.
  • angel1
    angel1 Bots Posts: 1,464
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Elna and I are getting to be like a double act on here - Hi Elna, good luck on Friday - but I agree with everything she says.

    I too had a very successful TKR two years ago, and it was the best thing I could have done. When you reach a stage where your quality of life is non existent, then you will go for it.

    As my " partner in crime " says, the success rate is very high.....Ange.
  • frogmorton
    frogmorton Member Posts: 30,087
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Dorothy
    Just wondering whethere you have decided yet what to do?
    If it was me I'd weigh up how bad my life is being affected and then decide.
    Take care
    Toni xx
  • dachshund
    dachshund Member Posts: 9,183
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hello Dorothy.
    I had a tkr 5 years ago and it was the only thing i could do as it stopped the pain and it means i have the pair thr 16 years ago.
    joan xx
    take care
    joan xx
  • brian35
    brian35 Member Posts: 58
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Had my LTKR on 30 March 2009. You will have post-op ups and downs but after about 3 months the ups will be more than the downs. You have to work at the exercises, take the medication, ice up and elevate and you gradually improve. Ask if you can have a bit of post-op physio - this helped to improve my flexion.

    As I said to my OH this week, it really feels as though its my knee now! The one disappointment I have is that I still get the RA inflammation but the surgeon said that you cannot remove all traces of the diseased linings during the op - maybe it will burn out.
  • bertyboy
    bertyboy Member Posts: 1,860
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    i am in a similar situation as you have been told i can go on the list , but in my head i know i am just not ready , as Elna s advise says it our decision and i know that in time i will know the time is right and i am sure so will you , good luck with you decision x

    thanks Elna you have put my thoughts down in words xx
    I know i am a lady ,all life is a journey xx MAY xx

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