re: Anybody have a total knee replacement? How bad was the recovery?

I have not had it so take what I’m about to say with a grain of salt.

I’ve seen three family members get total knee replacement surgeries. Two did not stick with physical therapy and essentially stayed stationary due to “the pain after the surgery”. Both were exceptionally limited in mobility and constantly in pain. One was financially secure and actually had a second surgery on the same knee to remove scar tissue and attempt to restore mobility.

The one family member that did stick with the rehab said it sucked while it was going on, but is now walking around like they never had surgery.

My point being, from the outside looking in, it seems like the pain of rehab is WAY less than the pain of not doing it.