Complete knee joint surgery (or Total Knee Arthroplasty, also called TKA) is recommended when osteoarthritis, inflammatory arthritis or traumatic arthritis (in the case of an old injury) leads to debilitating pain, stiffness, swelling and / or blockage of the knee joint leading to impaired function and reduced quality of life. To decide on an operation, you must weigh the pain and discomfort of your existing condition against the risks of surgery and the lengthy recovery needed to restore most of your mobility. While the recovery process varies across the country and around the world and from person to person, this article can help you prepare and know what to expect.
Maintain a robust number of red cells. About a month before the operation, your doctor may ask you to take extra iron to boost the hemoglobin in your blood system.
Participate in a preoperative seminar if offered. This will explain what you go through in the hospital and what you expect when you go home to recover. [[Image: Dealing with and recovering from complete knee replacement surgery 2.jpg}}
Prepare your body before surgery. Postoperative rehabilitation becomes much easier when your muscles are stronger. Ask your doctor for exercises that you can prepare at home, or consider working with a personal trainer or physiotherapist. Pre-surgery physiotherapy helps you get your body under control faster (the researcher Beaupre conducted a study in 2004 and found that everyone who exercised had shorter recovery times).
Think of the medicine of the mind as guided imagery or meditation to prepare for the pain of rehabilitation and recovery.
Discuss with your doctor about autologous blood donation. This means you should donate blood for your own use, if needed during the surgery, about two weeks before surgery. Some surgeons use a bipolar sealing device that can reduce or eliminate the need for this step.
Make an appointment with your doctor to have a preoperative body about 10 days before surgery. He or she will check your general health, perform blood tests, chest x-rays, and other tests to determine if you are healthy enough for surgery.
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