When you go to PT, you must take the drugs or your knee will not heal right
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Raises hand. Both done, but it didn't take veery long to recover or maybe
-- AZHokie59
Jan 15, 2026 at 01:50 PM ET
AZHokie59
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01/15/26 01:50 PM ET
Did exactly what you're considering. Had the first done in April and the
-- Galenahokie
Jan 15, 2026 at 09:12 AM ET
Galenahokie
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01/15/26 09:12 AM ET
My dad had both knees replaced. His experience was miserable
-- Tafkam Hokie
Jan 15, 2026 at 08:52 AM ET
Tafkam Hokie
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01/15/26 08:52 AM ET
My orthopod said “ one in five folks don’t like their knee replacement.
-- DonHo-kieHi
Jan 15, 2026 at 12:40 AM ET
DonHo-kieHi
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01/15/26 12:40 AM ET
Remember what you've noted that your mother always said ...
-- PhotoHokieNC
Jan 15, 2026 at 07:18 AM ET
PhotoHokieNC
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01/15/26 07:18 AM ET
Get both knees done at once & it cuts the recovery time in half. **
-- Hoakie82
Jan 14, 2026 at 11:59 PM ET
Hoakie82
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01/14/26 11:59 PM ET
I considered this, but my orthopedist doesn't recommend it. Will
-- Tank
Jan 15, 2026 at 10:10 AM ET
Tank
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01/15/26 10:10 AM ET
The risk for a blood clot is way up so most surgeons won't do 2 anymore.**
-- UTPr0sim
Jan 15, 2026 at 12:41 PM ET
UTPr0sim
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01/15/26 12:41 PM ET
Make sure they don't use previously owned knee parts.**
-- PhotoHokieNC
Jan 14, 2026 at 10:07 PM ET
PhotoHokieNC
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01/14/26 10:07 PM ET
And skip the discount?**
-- DonHo-kieHi
Jan 15, 2026 at 01:55 PM ET
DonHo-kieHi
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01/15/26 01:55 PM ET
When you go to PT, you must take the drugs or your knee will not heal right**
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-- UTPr0sim
Jan 14, 2026 at 09:10 PM ET
UTPr0sim
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01/14/26 09:10 PM ET
My wife had #2 done in December. We've seen and done it all.
-- UTPr0sim
Jan 14, 2026 at 09:09 PM ET
UTPr0sim
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01/14/26 09:09 PM ET
Ask your surgeon about the "Jiffy Knee" procedure.
-- MP4VT2004
Jan 14, 2026 at 08:26 PM ET
MP4VT2004
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01/14/26 08:26 PM ET
A friend at work had one knee done in October and got the other knee
-- 89HOKIE
Jan 14, 2026 at 08:14 PM ET
89HOKIE
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01/14/26 08:14 PM ET
Probably varies. Recuperate to do what? Walk, ride a bike, play golf,
-- Brown Water
Jan 14, 2026 at 07:46 PM ET
Brown Water
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01/14/26 07:46 PM ET
Kneeling is extremely painful for a ling time after replacement so if
-- Galenahokie
Jan 15, 2026 at 09:27 AM ET
Galenahokie
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01/15/26 09:27 AM ET
Recuperate to get my other knee replaced.**
-- Tank
Jan 14, 2026 at 08:02 PM ET
Tank
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01/14/26 08:02 PM ET
With proper home/outpatient physical therapy, 2 - 3 months. Although,
-- HokieHi71
Jan 14, 2026 at 06:23 PM ET
HokieHi71
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01/14/26 06:23 PM ET
A caution about robotic knee surgery. The experience of the surgeon is
-- Galenahokie
Jan 15, 2026 at 09:20 AM ET
Galenahokie
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01/15/26 09:20 AM ET