06-28-2018, 08:03 AM
The knee surgeon I saw—yes, this bloke has specialised in knees for 20 years or so—told me that for 4 to 6 weeks after the operation I'd hate him and wonder why I'd made the decision to go ahead. A friend of my wife suffered considerably for some time after the surgery. In other words, although they get you up and moving quickly, it is not a pain-free procedure from which you recover quickly. Some months down the track, my wife's friend is very happy with how it went.
The other thing the surgeon told me is that recent research has shown that the replacement is likely to last a great deal longer if the patient is over 55 at the time of the surgery.
The other thing the surgeon told me is that recent research has shown that the replacement is likely to last a great deal longer if the patient is over 55 at the time of the surgery.