RCMAN46 wrote:
To the OP.
You did not indicate your age or what the knee problem is.
I had a very bad knee resulting difficulty with my 5th wheel.
Had a knee replacement and problem fixed.
If you are a candidate for knee replacement do it before the leg muscle get too weak. Rehab will go much faster if the leg muscles are still in good shape.
I'm bordering on 65. I've got a torn meniscus on the outside of my right knee which gives me stability problems, and arthritis on the inside of the knee, which causes the pain. There is also arthritis in my other knee, but not as bad.
My doctor told me that on a scale of 0 to 4 for knee replacement I'm currently at a 3.
Most people I know with knee replacements still have problems with stairs, etc. Although I have recently come across two folk who have had marked improvement in mobility after the surgery.