My dad had a complete knee replacement back in Feb at the age of 72. The first couple of months were bad, regretting he got it done bad. He initially was recovering behind schedule with range of motion so he was very discouraged. For every good day of PT he would wake up more sore and less range of motion the next day. One day it was like a light switch going off with the range of motion...not back to normal but at least more consistent. His swelling took months to get back to normal too.
He is 8 months post surgery and doing pretty good. The pain he used to have clearly is gone. Surgery pain and swelling all but gone as well. He is pretty much a candidate for the other knee but has been on the fence just because this knee is more manageable. I keep telling him if he thinks he wants it done he should soon, hes not getting any younger. I kind of dont blame him though, the discouragement, pain and all was pretty grueling on him. I think (he does too) that if he would have did this younger he wouldnt have regretting it a bit. Age sure doesnt help with recovery times and such.
Also wanted to add something that he had problems with was sciatica which he never had prior. So far it has come and gone but I, without a medical background, credit it to the surgery or more so the recovery and walking gingerly and favoring a side. Its the opposite leg than the one he had surgery on but I do think since that leg was taking over for the other it because over used, tired and probably getting out of wack compensating for the other leg. Who knows, maybe it was just bad timing.
He is 8 months post surgery and doing pretty good. The pain he used to have clearly is gone. Surgery pain and swelling all but gone as well. He is pretty much a candidate for the other knee but has been on the fence just because this knee is more manageable. I keep telling him if he thinks he wants it done he should soon, hes not getting any younger. I kind of dont blame him though, the discouragement, pain and all was pretty grueling on him. I think (he does too) that if he would have did this younger he wouldnt have regretting it a bit. Age sure doesnt help with recovery times and such.
Also wanted to add something that he had problems with was sciatica which he never had prior. So far it has come and gone but I, without a medical background, credit it to the surgery or more so the recovery and walking gingerly and favoring a side. Its the opposite leg than the one he had surgery on but I do think since that leg was taking over for the other it because over used, tired and probably getting out of wack compensating for the other leg. Who knows, maybe it was just bad timing.
