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gab13by13

(31,568 posts)

4. Had my left knee done 14 months ago

Reply to NewHendoLib (Original post)

Tue Feb 3, 2026, 06:39 PM

4 hrs ago

At 77 years old.

The secret to rapid recovery is to do the pre-surgery exercises to strengthen the area around the knee.

I used my walker a week, a cane 5 or 6 weeks only because my therapist told me to use it because people get out of your way, she lied, so I quit the cane.

My surgeon didn’t use a robot, said he was better than a robot.

You have to look really hard to find my scar, No fancy creams, a cheap tube of cocoa butter.

Glad to see you handled it well.