BILATERAL KNEE SURGERYThe advantages of bilateral surgery are: you have one (shorter) hospital stay (than with two single-knee surgeries), one round of anesthesia, less total opioid use; you are less likely to catch a hospital-borne infection than if you have two single-leg surgeries, and total recovery time is far shorter… especially with the X10. Unfortunately, unless patients have had intensive Pre-hab (see X10 Pre-hab) patients are twice as likely to be discharged to a convalescent home. If they are using traditional physical therapy, recovery can be slow, painful, and difficult on both patients and caregivers. Unless patients strengthen their legs prior to surgery they are typically not independent, and require additional care.
Chris Nowacki spends time with us discussing her husband’s bilateral knee replacement. Wallander (Wally) Nowacki was an Olympic cyclist early in his life. Finding himself in need of two new knees last age 65 he took the leap and did both knees at once.
Came home, started using it immediately a couple times a day. It doesn’t hurt because the machine knows when it’s putting too much pressure on you, and it will stop if it realizes that you’re getting too much pressure. It’s incredibly easy to use. I am so far ahead of where I would have been if I hadn’t found it simply because you don’t get any feedback on your own.
Melissa’s full report four weeks after bilateral knee replacement. Driving. Walking the dog. Off assisted devices. No pain meds. A textbook recovery.
Kevin’s Bilateral Knee Replacement and Recovery. One knee right after the other. Smooth. Seamless. Done! Next stop: the golf course.
Donna reached out to X10 in late spring to talk about using the program for a single total knee replacement planned for that summer. She did some exploration of doing both knees at once and ultimately went in that direction. Donna discusses deciding on bilateral knee replacement and her recovery here.
Considering Bilateral Knee Surgery? I was too. And I went ahead with it and am so glad that I did. This is my story of bilateral surgery and recovery.
Larry Meservey had the perfect bilateral knee replacement with Dr. Douglas MacArthur of Littleton, NH. He used the X10 Knee Recovery System™ for his rehab at home.
Managing a Difficult Recovery | An interview with PJ Ewing on the radio program Solutions for Seniors. The Bee’s Knees Podcast.
How to Avoid MUA | A Patient Recovery Story About Knee Manipulation Under Anesthesia and Two Knee Replacements. Nicole’s Story.
Halima Curry Getting Ready for Knee Replacement Part 2. The long-awaited part two episode of Halima’s wisdom about what to ask your surgeon, what to know, how to get ready for knee replacement surgery.