Finally

same her glad yer healin up

I am getting along very good according to my Doc. but opted to go for an extra 15 therapy sessions as they give me a workout I most probably wouldn't do at home. Also have been going to a Planet Fitness gym for 30min. before each therapy session. I can really feel the other knee (right) is the weak one now and am hoping to have it done in the near future. Just trying to keep my wheels under me so I can get a few more yrs. in the deer woods.

Good luck with the rehab Dennis.

I see my doc on the 30th and I guess I better ask him.  IIRC he mentioned something about getting approval from Medicare and Insurance might take 6mo ?
I deal with it well IF I get the shot.  I lost a lot of feeling when they attempted to fix the meniscus that had torn to pieces.  I have a brace that I can wear that "helps" some.

I’m late to the party! I’ve had both mine replaced, and one of the best things I ever did! You got this!

I wish you all the best!

I'd like to suggest something though.............  FOLLOW ALL THE DIRECTIONS OF THE DOC, and work hard at PT.

I had a complete RT knee replacement last July and it went well.  My PT went great and I was starting to get around very well.  Then all hell broke loose.   I had a different doctor appointment that I went to and as I started to leave the doc's office, my knee started KILLING ME.  I mean BAD.  When I got to my truck I couldn't get in it as I couldn't lift my leg.  4 or 5 people came by, but not only me, but all of them were handicapped too.  I finally made it into the truck and drove left footed home.  I called the wife and told her something was really wrong.
When I pulled into the garage, the wife took one look at me and went inside and came out with the digital thermometer and stuck it on my forehead.

105° !!!!!

From that point, all I remember is her telling me I was going to ER.   I have no memory of the trip to town and the ER, or even going into the ER.   My temperature when I got there, even after the wife had the AC on high all the way, still registered 104.6°.
I don't remember anything of it until the surgeon who was at the hospital doing knee replacement/repair surgeries came into the room I was in.  He took one look at me and said that he had to take a draw off the knee.  Trust me, I remember THAT!

Now I had had a number of needles in that knee prior to the surgery.  The shots helped, but were getting to close together.

PAIN.....................  OMG!!!!   iT WAS SO PAINFUL, THAT i CRACKED 2 CROWNS ON THE RIGHT SIDE AND ANOTHER ON THE LEFT SIDE OF MY MOUTH.  PAIN LIKE I'VE NEVER IN MY LIFE FELT BEFORE!!!   Damit, the least they could have done was to give me something to bite on.

I was admitted and spent 6 days in the hospital.  I had tubes and such running in and out of me.   I ended up with a bad bacterial infection, which could/would have killed me if not for treatment.  After 6 days in the hospital, I was sent home and had to have a PICC in my arm, 24/7 for six weeks.  Nurses came to the house and taught the wife how to change the IV's, which was done 3 times a day.
I was half way through my 5th week of PT without a problem, then it hit.

Now, my life is controlled by an Infectious Disease Expert from the University of Michigan.  I'm on 1,500mg of antibiotics 3 times daily and it appears it'll be that way until my death.   I video conference with the IDE every three months.

To this day, the doctors have no clue how and/or where I ended up getting the bacteria.  Amoxicillin plays hell on every part of your body, including giving you the ships.  So you end up taking fiber like there's no tomorrow.   I have to carry anti-nausea pills with me, as I can suddenly become extremely nauseous.

IN NO WAY am I trying to give you doubts or, suggest you not have the surgery.  Most all go on without a hitch.

Just follow the directions of the doc and PT's.  Keep that area clean.   Clean, Clean, Clean............

Best of luck!

Best of luck to you. God speed.

Glad to hear it Buddy