After several years of my knees getting progressively worse, I have scheduled knee replacement surgery come January. I had a round of Synvisc injections last year and another round again this year, but they didn’t seem to help that much.<\/p>\n
My knees have never caused me a lot of pain. Now and then, but as a rule they just ache when I stand for any length of time or walk any distance. The biggest problem is I can’t trust them. I always feel like they could give way when I’m going up or down stairs. I’ve had that happen a couple of times. When that happens, there is considerable pain. Just getting up from the floor is not a pretty picture.<\/p>\n
The other consideration is scheduling so I get the most benefit from the insurance coverage.<\/p>\n
The doctor won’t do them both at the same time, but he will do them a week apart. That’s as good as the same time. So, January 26th I go in for my right knee, followed by the left a week later. That should get me through the holidays without being in recovery and I should be up and at ’em by the time the weather turns nice. They guess about 6 weeks if everything goes well. <\/p>\n
Who knows, I may have to sleep in the living room for a while. Wish me luck.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
After several years of my knees getting progressively worse, I have scheduled knee replacement surgery come January. I had a round of Synvisc injections last year and another round again this year, but they didn’t seem to help that much. … Continue reading