Been there and done that. Knee replacements are not fun, but way better than living with the pain of a very bad knee. If one is going to go through the process, then trust your doctor and do as advised. My best advise is to get in the best shape you can before the surgery and then hit the rehab as hard as possible after the surgery. Pain is involved and unavoidable. Do whatever is necessary to fight through the pain and work on your range of motion. If you ignore the rehab, you will end up with a stiff knee and will not be happy with the surgery results. I am not looking forward to the unavoidable time when the other knee needs to be done, but when it comes I will suck it up and deal with it. What else can you do? My other advise is to take up swimming, the best possible exercise for those of us with bad knees. Good Luck!
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