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Chelee · 02-03-2011, 02:49 AM

Hi Gerri,
So sorry to hear about your upcoming knee surgery. However I do know a couple ppl that have had knee replacements...but not both at the same time. Since you have done much research on this I'm sure you have read all the pro's and con's on it. The first thing that came to my mine when you said bilat knee replacements...was Hugh Downs. He shared his story with his bilat knee replacement on his 20/20 show. It was very interesting. My MIL wanted both her knees fixed at the same time and her ortho would not do it...but I think most of that was due to her age. She was in her 70's by then.

Too bad you can't find some ppl that have been through this to get first hand experience. I rememeber my MIL said she was glad her Ortho talked her out of doing both at the same time once she was home. So I would give what Lani said some serious thought. However I totally understand why you would want them both done at the same time and behind you. That would be a very difficult decision to make for me. Wish you the very best on your upcoming surgery. Keep us posted. Hopefully someone else here that's had it done will chime in.

Chelee

02-03-2011, 02:49 AM	#4
Chelee Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Southern, CA Posts: 2,511	Re: Not cancer but a new challenge for me Hi Gerri, So sorry to hear about your upcoming knee surgery. However I do know a couple ppl that have had knee replacements...but not both at the same time. Since you have done much research on this I'm sure you have read all the pro's and con's on it. The first thing that came to my mine when you said bilat knee replacements...was Hugh Downs. He shared his story with his bilat knee replacement on his 20/20 show. It was very interesting. My MIL wanted both her knees fixed at the same time and her ortho would not do it...but I think most of that was due to her age. She was in her 70's by then. Too bad you can't find some ppl that have been through this to get first hand experience. I rememeber my MIL said she was glad her Ortho talked her out of doing both at the same time once she was home. So I would give what Lani said some serious thought. However I totally understand why you would want them both done at the same time and behind you. That would be a very difficult decision to make for me. Wish you the very best on your upcoming surgery. Keep us posted. Hopefully someone else here that's had it done will chime in. Chelee __________________ DX: 12-20-05 - Stage IIIA, Her2/Neu, 3+++,Er & Pr weakly positive, 5 of 16 pos nodes. Rt. MRM on 1-3-06 -- No Rads due to compromised lungs. Chemo started 2-7-06 -- TCH - - Finished 6-12-06 Finished yr of wkly herceptin 3-19-07 3-15-07 Lt side prophylactic simple mastectomy. -- Ooph 4-05-07 9-21-09 PET/CT "Recurrence" to Rt. axllia, Rt. femur, ilium. Possible Sacrum & liver? Now stage IV. 9-28-09 Loading dose of Herceptin & started Zometa 9-29-09 Power Port Placement 10-24-09 Mass 6.4 x 4.7 cm on Rt. femur head. 11-19-09 RT. Femur surgery - Rod placed 12-7-09 Navelbine added to Herceptin/Zometa. 3-23-10 Ten days of rads to RT femur. Completed. 4-05-10 Quit Navelbine--Herceptin/Zometa alone. 5-4-10 Appt. with Dr. Slamon to see what is next? Waiting on FISH results from femur biopsy. Results to FISH was unsuccessful--this happens less then 2% of the time. 7-7-10 Recurrence to RT axilla again. Back to UCLA for options.