I had a total knee replacement two months ago in my left knee. I've suffered with both knees for the past three years and was diagnosed with osteoarthritis and torn meniscus. I'm female and 57 years old. Prior to the knee replacement I had arthroscopic surgery on both knees to repair torn meniscus and to try to clean up the arthritis. I had numerous cortisone shots and at one point had a series of injections for 5 weeks in a row. My knees just continually got worse and I was losing my quality of life along with it. I could no longer walk a grocery store to buy groceries among many other simple things that I had always taken for granted. It's been two months since my TKR and although it's still pretty sore I can tell a world of difference in it. If my right knee wasn't hurting so bad I would be one happy person for sure. I am still using a cane but I think it's mainly because of the right knee and my doctor doesn't want me to take a chance of falling. Next month I'll be having the right knee done. My doctor thinks I may only need a partial knee replacement in the right knee since it doesn't seem as bad as what the left was but I won't know for sure until the end of this month when he does some more x-rays. I am looking so forward to walking normal again.

I am female, 54, and had my left knee totally replaced on March 11, 2013. I believe I required the operation because I've been an equestrian all my life and a professional horse trainer/jockey for 20 years. When you mount a horse from the ground you bend your left knee almost to your waist, place the left foot in the stirrup and then pull yourself up. As a professional, I may do this 12 times a day, five days a week, and then ride my own horses on the weekends. That can't be good on a knee.

On New Year's Day 2010 I was involved in a car crash. Within days I was suffering extreme pain to the left knee and mild pain in the right knee. 9 Months later I had an arthroscopy and the knee cartridge that had been torn in half, was repaired. Pain did not ease therefore, on New Year's Day 2012, I was in hospital recovering from a total left knee replacement. 12 weeks on and I can walk again, almost pain free and without walking aids. I expect to be back to my busy job within the next four weeks.

I am about to have TKR done within the next month, on my right knee. I have had endoscopic surgery done on it four times already for torn meniscus, water retention. I struggle to get down stairs and up, I can't walk far as the pain gets too much to bear. I am very nervous about this surgery. I have heard and read good and bad things about it. I feel I have a good surgeon and hope that this isn't the wrong choice for me.

I had a total knee replacement, mid 2010, because of osteoarthritis. I have been extremely happy with my surgery. I need to have the left knee done as well, but am just putting it off as long as I can, as there are always improvements. I have had both hips replaced about 10 years ago as well. Unfortunately, because I have ulcerative colitis, I cannot take anti-inflammatory, so just try and keep off my feet as much as possible. It didn't take too long to fully recover the last knee surgery, and I have great bend with it. Very happy, although I do know that I really had to push myself to do the exercises, but know that that is necessary for total recovery. Very happy.

I had TKR on the 17th Nov 2011. It was the best thing that I have had done. I was on Durogesic patches and Endone tablets for the pain before the operation and my leg was bowed, so I had a limp. I was operated on Thursday afternoon and was walking with a walking stick on Friday afternoon and went home Saturday morning. I went to physio a week later (I was doing exercises the hospital gave me) and they gave me new exercises, then I went back 3 weeks after the operation and they were so pleased with my progress that they didn't want me back again, I just had to keep up the exercises at home. I could fully extend my leg and could bend to 130 degree's which is apparently all you can expect after knee replacement. It has now been 6 weeks and I can bend it more and now just love walking pain free. I think being reasonably young (55 years) definitely helps with recovery. I have to have my right leg done eventually but at the moment it isn't giving me too many problems but it is bone on bone like the left one was. I am totally off all pain medication too and have been since the operation.