Anybody had double knee replacement surgery?

I'd advise against it. I advised my Mom not to do them both at once, but what do I know? I said if there's a problem with one, you don't have the other one to walk on.

Long story short, it's a year and a half and 4 surgeries later, and she is still disabled. She can get around with a walker, but she will never play golf again (which she did before the surgery). She is having another surgery in the spring - a total reconstruction of the extensor tendons, and she'll be non-weightbearing for another 10 weeks, so back in the wheelchair again.

She is not the typical case, but is an example of what can happen. If she had one done and they ran into the problems then, that one could have been taken care of much more easily with the other leg intact. I suspect that the second knee would have been treated much differently than the first if they went in knowing that her tendons are crap.

The psychological toll has been immense. She went from being a very active woman to a cripple. It's also been very tough on my Dad who has had to take care of her.

Do what you want, but know that if things go bad, they go VERY bad.

I have not BUT I know a fellow that I work with that did. He was back up walking with a walker 3 days later at the food mart. He took 6 weeks off from work and was back to work doing well. He was very, very diligent doing his physical therapy. He was around 60 years of age at the time he had it done. One of the other guys had ONE done last June. He was back in the office in August. His physical therapist said his movement is 100% of his prior movement. He took about 8 weeks he was 64 at the time of the surgery.

Good luck.

I only had one done but a guy at my rehab (age 79 !) had both of his done at the same time.....I think getting up and moving would be about the same as with your hip....might be a day or two longer but I doubt it. I think most doctors like to you to do it one at a time so you have a good one to stand on while the other heals. Talk it over with your doctor.

I think one at a time would be better to recover from gl