Knee replacement

Hello @nannyhicks49

It's absolutely understandable that you are anxious as any kind of surgery is an unknown experience. I had a knee replacement in June last year, and walked to the theatre. I have no idea if your experience will be the same as mine but I hope the anaesthetist is as friendly as mine was! I had to sit on the side of the bed while he explained to a trainee what he was going to do (very interesting) and I didn't feel anything. I was then helped on to the bed and wheeled in to the theatre.

I think I was sedated but didn't really go to sleep. I had a hip replacement some years ago and also had a spinal but was put to sleep. The atmosphere in the the theatre was relaxed and quite jovial. They put a blue curtain in front of me so I couldn't see what was going on but I could hear them chatting and the process of the surgery. I felt nothing at all and the anaesthetist kept checking on me. After it finished I was taken to the recovery area and then back to the ward. It took a while for the spinal to wear off, and as my op was late afternoon they didn't get me out of bed until the next day.

Good luck! I have no regrets at all and I'm waiting for the other knee to be done now!

Best wishes

Caryl

Do you mean the operation? I'm not sure but maybe an hour and a half.