My husband could not walk 100 metres without pain but could cycle 100 km no problem. Great way to keep muscles & moral pre opp. Now 10 days after replacement 🤞

IM 9 WEEKS AFTER SURGERY AND CAN WALK BETTER BUT AT NITE THE APAIN COMES ON 1 OUT OF 10 SCALE ..SO I AM ADDING GABA- PENTON AND TOPICAL PAIN RELEIVERS ALSO WHICH THE DOCS DIDNT TELL ME ABOUT

Very informative. I’ve looked at multiple sources but why dont people talk about the awful cramps? I am 7 days post op and those keep me from sleeping and getting the rest I need.

I just adore Dame Judi Drench so much & she is one of my favorite BBC Actress & one of my favorite shows she did which i still watch is ("As Time Goes By") with (Geffory Palmer). She is great in other movies as well. Thanks for the wonderful info (Judy Dench). I will be having Knee Replacement Surgery Soon, I will be in the hospital for about 3 to 4 nights because imma Covid Long Hauler Survivor & I need monitoring due to not getting infection hours after surgery & I also have Lythedema & with my knees being done the operation is delicate & I already have Pain in the legs from that, my doctor wanna make sure everything runs smoothly. My love to you (Judi Dench) & all who already had & to those who are about to have knee surgery, uou are in my prayers, Love from South Carolina, USA.🦵🏾💯💉🩻🩺🙏🏾❤️

I had my knee replacement about 25 years ago. I was very young, I am now nearly 65, my knee replacement kept me mobile and able to live a normal life.

Does Dame Judith Dench suffer from Macular Degeneration?

Thank you! I ❤Judi Dench! Forever!! I agree as l had the same surgery, love from America 🇺🇸

Thank you Miss Dench... Mum loved you and got me started on watching you very early. She's gone now and I'm missing her right now as i get ready for surgery. I am blessed to have found you of all people, my Mums favorite to give me a pep talk right before surgery! Thank you kindly Pamela

Had tkr in 2010 at age 74, didl lots of ex exercise and one year. Later travelled ot NEPAL and did the Everest trek. Still going strong at 88

Thank you for this. My wife needed to see this

Not much pain for me. Painting a shed a week after second one and didn't need sticks or anything and also had a bone graft. Discharged by physio after couple of weeks after two circuits of the gym.

Sometime ago, but; your 📹 popped up. Just a question, is a knee & hip replacement best done same time? To be steady balanced. Pain comes goes, now have referral from PRIMARY DR. to 👀 ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON. Definitely walking with walker in public. 🚌 SECURITY. SAFELY. Home just a duck slow wobble walk. Ramp & slow incline stairs built 4 me, assistance program. MH trlr.😊

15 years ago I had both knees replaced. I had to have a blood transfusion and felt quite ill. I went home after one week. It took two or three weeks recovering, but since then have never looked back. Sometimes my knees ache a bit at night but otherwise it has been fantastic. I was about seventy when I had the operation and I live alone.

Did you have this procedure on NHS😢

What perspicacity!

If you have a very long wait for surgery as is the case on the NHS, your knee will significantly deteriorate over time , as will your muscles & your pain levels. During any lengthy wait, your mobility will suffer, walking will cause pain, as your body starts to compensate for the knee pain. You will start feeling pain in other parts of your body such as your back, your shoulders, your feet etc. If you can afford to go private, do it - but most people - me included- can’t afford this, so we just have to muddle through. What has helped me enormously is regularly seeing an experienced remedial massage therapist (private - not NHS) who helped loosen off the tight muscles, compensations and holding patterns, kept me moving & also gave me a tailored daily exercise routine & it helped with my pain. I also didn’t feel so helpless. Going to the local pool for non weight bearing exercise helped a lot. Even just walking in the water helps, or just standing in the water to do leg lifts etc. You can do things in the water that are excruciatingly painful on dry land (eg squats & leg raises) but which are manageable in the pool. And eat well - chuck the sugars & carbs, junk food. Just eat lots of fresh veggies, fruit , drink lots of water and herbal teas. Gently massage your knees with arnica and comfrey oil twice daily. Ice packs are good for severe pain if your knees are on fire. Stay warm and try to stay positive. Good luck.

I asked my Doctor about a knee replacement and he said he wouldn’t do anything until I’m immobile. Of course I’m nhs

If we fallow the rules of exercise after surgery you would have better knees then ever . I have done both knees and did all the exercises they give me even with horrible pain I has ( couldn’t take strong pain killer like Oxi )

I have both knees affected by wear and tear, have had 5 injections with Ostenil, of which only 3 helped for a short while. As a Dutch district nurse in France I am very reluctant to have replacements as I learned during a study day, the success rate is only 50%, which I found very discouraging, so for me a knee replacement is the very very last option. Through my son I was put in contact with an expert clinical physio who has a superb reputation with regards to joints, and experience with professional sportmen/women at home and abroad. I had a consultation and was very impressed by his professionalism and clarity. He explained my wear/where and tear and the options to help me. I opted for a newish and promising injection, which is expensive, as not reimbursed, but is not rejected by the body, nor absorbed nor degraded. I've had it done a few months ago and start to notice a difference. Obviously it's still early days as this product, Arthrosamid, keeps working for years as studies have shown. So before you make an irreversable decision (replacement) make sure you've explored all the options. I think replacement is the last choice and can still be done after injections if necessairy;

I did the physio exercises as soon as I first got pain in my knee with arthritis, 6yrs on through exercise I have built muscle on my thighs and calves, which in turn pulls the knee bones away from each other and stops grinding and pain. I do not want a knee op so I am determined with exercise I never will, I hope. Cannot recommend enough, pilates, yoga, cycle, gym, cross trainer, swimming, walking, stretching. Do what you like or do all of them, but try to do something every day. Also helps with all other age related ailments, heart, lungs, organs, fat deposits etc.

I know that I need my left knee replaced but am worried by the post operative pain. I can’t have a GA, so will have nerve block, yikes , can’t have an epidural the knowledge that i can never ski again greatly distresses me.

I’m doing all I can to avoid knee surgery, and I’m working with what I have. I’m strengthening my glute muscles, I’m watching videos and people are building up their glute muscles and avoiding knee surgery. I want to be one of those people, I’ve made the mistake of working on my quads, instead of my glutes. 😊

I am over 7 MONTHS post op and still in a LOT of pain and swelling. If I had known it was this bad I would probably have gone another route or just lived with the bone on bone and arthritis. 5 MONTHS of PT and now am working with a personal trainer which is costing me a fortune, but I have to do something. Please pray for my recovery.

She is just as precious as ever💕🥰

I'm 7 weeks in.

Can you kneel?

It’s horrible painful. If you can take Codeine you’re going to do okay. If not, it’s horrible painful. It takes a year to begin to better. But it’s always stiff. I’m post 12 years. I need another but, I’m waiting until there’s a new treatment. Got to be something better!!!!!!

I had a half knee replacement and 2 months later dislocated the knee and had a full knee replacement. In hindsight should have had a full knee replacement 1 st time around. Day 2 post operation was the worse pain. Not sorry I had the op done.

I agree with you 100 % I just had my second one done 11-6-24 Thank you dear. I'm 62 and I have a long road ahead to recover as well you do need support through this process is very painful but the out come from my 1st knee replacement was supper successful 🙌 Thank you for sharing the Truth About your experience Prayers for your complete healing 🙏 ❤.

I am very determined myself. I am on my second day. But I so admire Judy Dench that I shall redouble my commitment. This woman is amazing. Thank you both. P.S. I am American but am married to a really nice English gentleman who is devoting himself to helping me. All that and the lovely accent as well!

Hi, can someone give me a right advice plz? My mom is 75 and she is in London going to have her first knee transplant, so shall she do it or not plz? Her knees do not pain like before as it’s been ages that she was knee arthritis. Reports definitely need her to do a transplant but she says i can live with painkillers & without walking, but she doesnt prefer transplant she afraid of We also took her out of waiting list once and now for the second time she also hesitate again. Plz give me right advise is transplant good for her or not?

Thank you for sharing your experience.

Thank u Dame Judi.

Fantastic video ❤. Thank you. Glad I came across this. Very motivating.

My knees are deteriorating daily, I’m a midwife full time and really struggling, no hope of getting it done on the NHS

Why is surgery done so late.😢😢

Had my knee replaced at 41..it was hell. Not gonna sugar-coat it. Give yourself a couple of years for complete recovery.

Thx😊

It shows what money can buy to help. Judi is saying how important physio is, okay I saw them in hospital as they were trying to get me to do a flight of stairs which day 3 I did. Discharged and saw a physio for 15 minutes on day 12 who then said "bend it, straighten it okay you'll need to book another appointment on line. Goodbye . Felt totally let down by the NHS. No physio available where I live it's pathetic. So sorry Judi this is just not real life

Hip replacement is a walk in the park, I have had both mine replaced if you are in serious pain do not be frightened!

Interesting, I have been very sporty all my life, Tennis, Cycling, Football, running, swimming etc etc at a competitive level. I am very determined and really missed my sport and could hardly walk. It has been very nearly 4 months and I can report that whilst I could climb stairs without pain after 2 months, it was very difficult to be comfortable for sleeping. I still have a lot of pain although it is getting better all the time. I can ride my road racing bikes and mountain bikes at a good speed and can climb steep hills, the soft tissue is still very painful though, especially if I bend my leg past the confortable angle at which point my heel is still nowhere near my thigh. I expect to have soft tissue pain for at least another 8 months but the operation is still really worth it. Swimming is back to normal and I can easily do a fast kilometer in open water and running is ok but painful, I look as though I have been kicked in the leg. Getting out of the car is the worst activity. I am 70 and had the Operation in late April, I live in France now and we dont have to wait to see a doctor here and Operations are done so quickly after diagnosis, I dont know why the UK dont follow the french system. Incidently, I have a full size snooker room/table but I was unable to stand continuously for one frame of snooker until and 10 weeks after surgery although now I am ok for a whole afternoon if my wife allowed it 🙂...everyone is different but mine seems to be taking much longer than Dame Judi's...thanks for the video

I am with Dame Judi Dench on everything but having the operation. I have managed bone-on-bone for over 4 yrs with exercises and Glucosamine - that's all

I love the insider trick of stopping 5 minutes before arriving at some function to stretch & lubricate joints so you dont limp at function. These interviews were so helpful. Thank you Dr. & Judy.

My Knee Pain goes away completely when I stay away from cooking oils..and use only natural fats.. I.e. butter, animal fats..the stuff our grandparents thrived on. Olive oil is ok too. The enemies are...Canola , soy and other "seed" oils. And carbs...

What kind of society do we live in where there is no care available for a person recovering from a disabling and painful operation? No one should be alone in that situation..😳

My Mother was91 & fell upstairs (not down them). We were recommended an Orthopaedic Surgeon in Private Practise. She had the Operation…& told me she never experience any pain after the Op. She was fantastic & still lived on her own & loved to walk. She died when she was 96 …a very strong willed woman who adored he children.

After both knee replacements many years ago I can no longer kneel down. Now as old age is catching up with me , if I fall down I cannot get up un aided. Living alone this makes me very anxious.

I’ve been waiting for 3 years to have both knees replaced. I’m now having to use a wheelchair, I can barely walk. I’m in constant bone in bone pain and have developed clots due to my sedentary lifestyle. NHS is broken and I can’t afford 14k for each knee. I’m 62, I want my life back.

1 wk out TKR.. I'm miserable, lonely & very depressed.. never again..

First knee replaced at agd 35 yrs. Other knee at 41. Age 42 both knees replaced again and forced into retirement. Apprently knee replacement benefits 99% but i am in that 1% who it didnt. Sorry ever got them done.