I just finished recovery from knee replacement surgery from May 2022. TKR isn’t a walk in the park but for me, having it performed immediately after the injury was the best choice. Couldn’t find a good reason for putting myself through all those injections with recurring pain and advancing age and still at some point, have a TKR.
Surgery, recovery and medications are more difficult as we age. If health deteriorates with new diagnosis of other conditions, surgery may become impossible and the knee pain, which increases with time, is there til the end of your days. Will Medicare continue to cover TKRs and will an excellent surgeon always be available?
Make hay while the sun shines and fix it as I go.
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