Replacement Knee Surgery?!

Replacement Knee Surgery?

I have to have the surgery because I'm in sooo much pain - no carteledge in BOTH knees. Any experience with double surgery? How long for hospital, nursing home, recovery, etc.
I'm really scared about the pain and the final outcome.

3 weeks ago
I know myself too well and won't go back for the 2nd one. I have to go to a nursing home since no family is nearby to help me. Also, I only have so many sick days from work so I'd rather do two at once and only be out the one time. I know it will be worse but I'm willing to do it since I've made up my mind. It took me 7 years to come this far so I can't go backwards now!

I don't know about having both knees done at once. My wife had one knee done and the other done ten months later. After the first knee she was back at work in a month and after the second only three weeks. The pain after wards, excluding the first ten days or so, is nothing compared to the previous walking around grinding bone on bone pain. She says if she had known how much better she would feel she would have had the surgery done much sooner. We did have the advantage of an RN in the family to help with aftercare for a few days and my wife was highly motivated. Any good hospital will keep your pain to a minimum after wards as long as you are doing your physical therapy and not just laying around. She had the Depuy brand knee appliances implanted and is very happy with them and the results.

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