>Rich: Had my left one done
>the first of this year.
>pick a good knee doctor
>and get it done. The
>rehab is the most important
>part. Do exactly what the
>therapist tells you as I
>found out the hard way
>you can do to much
>to quick which will also
>set you back. My experience
>was as follows 1-3 weeks
>after - who talked me
>into this? 4-6 weeks pain
>subsides some and you can
>sleep. 6-9 weeks knee really
>starts to come around and
>just gets better from there.
>if I had one thing
>to do differently I would
>of had it done sooner,
>as now my right one
>from carrying the load for
>so long is going down
>the same road. shot me
>a message if you have
>any questions, still pretty fresh
>in my mind.
>PS.Take the pain pills at first,
>otherwise you will never get
>the proper bending flexing needed.
>Get yourself a stationary bicycle,
>works great!
>
>Warren
My wife had both of her knees done, four months apart, within the last year. She would echo what Warren has said. A good doctor and therapy are the keys. She would do it again in a heart beat. She had a doctor who did nothing but knees and hips and had the whole experience down to a science. He is in Sacramento. PM me if you need his name. Good luck with your knees.
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