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NewHendoLib

(61,682 posts)
Tue Feb 3, 2026, 06:18 PM 9 hrs ago

I have a new left knee! The experience exceeded my expectations

Replacement was at 10 AM, PT dude got me to the bathroom using my walker, took a walk around the hall. 70 years old - being pretty fit (avid hiker and gardener) surely helped.

May get my other done in October!

I'm half a bionic DUer!

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I have a new left knee! The experience exceeded my expectations (Original Post) NewHendoLib 9 hrs ago OP
Good for you!! New knees are wonderful. Srkdqltr 9 hrs ago #1
Congratulations!! Tia the season as several friends have had the procedure. surfered 9 hrs ago #2
Congratulations!! markie 9 hrs ago #3
Had my left knee done 14 months ago gab13by13 9 hrs ago #4
Yahoo! Good for you, NewHendoLib! MIButterfly 8 hrs ago #5
they're getting rly good at this stuff. mopinko 8 hrs ago #6
Sorry, Mo. Thx for the post. Great to hear from you! NewHendoLib 8 hrs ago #7
glad to her you're doing well. mopinko 6 hrs ago #9
Congratulations! 2naSalit 7 hrs ago #8

surfered

(12,258 posts)
2. Congratulations!! Tia the season as several friends have had the procedure.
Tue Feb 3, 2026, 06:29 PM
9 hrs ago

The most important thing is to do the therapy. If not, , scar tissue will reduce your range of motion. Good luck!

gab13by13

(31,572 posts)
4. Had my left knee done 14 months ago
Tue Feb 3, 2026, 06:39 PM
9 hrs ago

At 77 years old.

The secret to rapid recovery is to do the pre-surgery exercises to strengthen the area around the knee.

I used my walker a week, a cane 5 or 6 weeks only because my therapist told me to use it because people get out of your way, she lied, so I quit the cane.

My surgeon didn’t use a robot, said he was better than a robot.

You have to look really hard to find my scar, No fancy creams, a cheap tube of cocoa butter.

Glad to see you handled it well.

MIButterfly

(2,293 posts)
5. Yahoo! Good for you, NewHendoLib!
Tue Feb 3, 2026, 07:03 PM
8 hrs ago

Congratulations on your successful surgery and I wish you a speedy recovery!

mopinko

(73,395 posts)
6. they're getting rly good at this stuff.
Tue Feb 3, 2026, 07:09 PM
8 hrs ago

everyone i know who’s gotten it done in the last few yrs has had great results and a rapid recovery.
i have a hip that is starting to bark at me. not ready yet, but i wont hesitate when it gets to that point.

otoh, my spine is melting, and there is little to b done surgically. they can fix the worst disc or 2 now, but it will just set off a chain reaction. le sigh. stuck w pain shots. had 1 last week and seems like it helped. question is how long it will last. they’re not fun, either.

mopinko

(73,395 posts)
9. glad to her you're doing well.
Tue Feb 3, 2026, 09:31 PM
6 hrs ago

i’ve had a helluva couple yrs in the medical industrial complex. trying to get my strength back.
🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻

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