I must be a whimp!

I was just reading through some of the dos and don'ts regarding knee replacement. At age 59 I'm now barred from contact sports. Really? Most of the guys my age I know consider horse shoes a sport.

Rick

I have a friend who is almost 70, had a hip replaced a few years ago, plays hockey every week. My brother-in-law plays hockey 3 times a week all winter, less in summer, he's 75 but he has all original parts! The biggest problem with knee replacement is infection, otherwise once the glue is dry you can go dancing!

Some people get them done way earlier. Does contact with trees, packed snow, ice, handle bars make snowmobiling a contact sport?

Better be a darn slow dance i did my one knee jan 28th and not ready to dance yet close but not yet

The knee becomes like a titanium hammer with a slight skin covering. So , I would rule out kneeling ever again. For me I could no longer kneel before the knee replacements so it didn't matter. The doc screwed up and had to go in twice as my knee caps were off by 60 degrees [ no step ups at therapy.] Despite the double surgery and despite the pain for the amount of pain relieved it was well worth it. Plan on going to the gym for the rest of your life after surgery.I can ice skate and play hockey but not take any impact to the knees.

Nah--I'm 69 and still ski after knee replacement 5 years ago--just keep it exercised and flexible and you should be ok

LOL I haven't play a contact sport in about 20 years. Wasn't really planning on starting again.

Interestingly I guess people who become hard core runners do have a tendency to start running again. That will affect the life of the fake knee.

Rick

Try checkers or Canasta.lol Both Wounding sports. Lou

How is your progress Rick ?, my good friends mother just had this done, she's 75 or 76, this was January, she walks like she did prior to the surgery right now ! I visited friday, and she stepped over boots and shoes in the mud room like it was nothing, simply amazing considering from day 1 how it was. You'll get there for sure !

You will be surprised at how close to a real knee the thing is after it is completely healed up. You should have within 5 degrees of bend of your real knee within a couple of months. If you keep working on bending that knee, within a year you should be within a degree or two of being able to bend the fake knee of what you can get with a real knee. Some can kneel and some can't. I am fortunate enough to be able to. I would suggest a knee pad on hard surfaces, though. I wouldn't go looking for trouble, but those things can take one heck of a blow sideways if they have to and still function normally. (don't ask how I know this)

I would lay on my side in bed with the new knee on the bottom and hook my good leg over the heel of the leg with the new knee and stretch/bend the new knee back just as far as I could every night. Did that for 6-8 months. The knee replacement I have is advertised to bend 128-130 degrees. I can get all of that as easily as bending the good knee. It is just a matter of time. You are not supposed to, but you will be able to run with the thing, too. It won't be pretty, but you can if you have to. At 65, I find I don't have to very often. Lol!

My old man had his hip replaced at 81. He waddled around pretty good.

Had left knee replaced 4 years ago and needed my right one done but didn't because new knee felt so good right knee didn't hurt. But have just had left hip replaced because made it do all the work. Still need and will get my right knee done this fall. First knee I was on a tractor in three weeks with this hip I just had it done 20 days ago and I sorted and sold some calves today! Not too bad in my eyes. Have a great doctor that I give credit to. Said just don't bend forward and touch the floor is the only restriction on this hip for now.