The major reason for painful joints.
We all love to explore new places. We walk with our partners, we run after our children or grandson/granddaughter we cherish every moment. As we age the most common thing everyone faces is joint pain. It typically starts from the early ’30s, the age where we are young and busyness and ignorance is the major factor that changes things in the background.
A majority of females in the age group of 30-40 start developing symptoms of osteoarthritis (OA), rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and other medical conditions due to negligence. In males, such symptoms usually develop out of unhealthy lifestyles such as drinking, smoking, and lack of physical activities.
What actually happens in the surgery.
After you have been detected positive with arthritis and after long stranding medication or treatment plan you are not satisfied with your progress total knee replacement is the best way to ease out the pain and reduce your medication in a gigantic manner. Total knee replacement is a minimally invasive surgery where your knee joints are replaced with implants that restores almost 90% of your knee joint movements to that of a normal person.
Depending upon your condition the surgery usually lasts for 1-2 hours post which your recovery is followed by medication which includes multivitamins, painkillers as prescribed by your doctor along with some exercises for your knees for proper functioning and compatibility of implants with your bones to regain strength.
is it painful?
Pain is to be expected after the initial knee replacement, but it should not be severe. The first few days after surgery should include the highest level of pain, but your doctor will send you home with pain medication adequate for your pain level.
What things I can do after surgery?
For the first several weeks after TKR, you will likely go up/downstairs one foot at a time (non-reciprocally). The pattern to follow is: “Up with the good leg, Down with the bad (operated)”. As you get stronger, I encourage you to try to climb stairs alternating one foot per step; holding on to the banister will help.
Cost of surgery.
Total knee replacement surgery (TKR) often costs around 1.5-3 Lakhs which includes the cost of implants, hospitalization, diagnostic imaging, pathological investigations, and ICU/room charges. Generally, total knee replacement surgery is covered by all major mediclaim / health insurance companies in India. We would recommend to get in touch with your health advisor / agent for better clearity.