I was in a bad car wreck 11.5 years ago and its effects are really starting to show (won't bore you with all the details). Apparently, I turned and was t-boned pretty hard. I have no memory of it at all. My car, which I would still drive today if I could, was a Volvo wagon and I must have had my left leg extended on the clutch because my knee and hip weren't broken, but were injured and years of working on my feet didn't help. All that said, I need a total knee replacement. I was wanting to get out of debt more first, but for survival sake, should I just have it done? I'm early-mid 40s, so I will have to have it done again later on. Ugh.
I can walk and I make sure to exercise daily as much as I can, but I do tire. Wth all that's going on, should I take this on or hold off? I can technically wait a little longer, and have been waiting for the stupid c19 hysteria to blow over, but with their squealing and reeeeeing about primate pox, I may hold off. My husband wants me to do it and he will use his vacation time to take care of me.
What would you lot do?
I've had both totally replaced , one at a time, in the last year, after a long wait due to the suspension of elective surgery. In that time, one of the knees went from a simple bone on bone condition to where the x-ray looked like a mortar and pestle. If you go with knee replacement, make sure that the surgeon uses robotic surgery. It is extremely precise and greatly lowers the chance it will need revision in the future. For me, the first two weeks after surgery were extremely difficult. My wife was an excellent care giver, and I needed that. Also, use a physical therapist close to your house. Long drives can become very painful. Beyond two weeks, the improvement was steady and the pain lowered every day. It took about 2 months each to get comfortable. Two months after the second knee I was able to hike in the desert around Tucson with no difficulty. Complete healing may take over a year. I wish I could have done mine sooner.