Went for my first post op appt yesterday and the Dr said I have to Keep it 100% straight for 2 more week and then I can bend it 20 deg for 2 week and then see him again.
He told me I can start putting weight on it but dont go crazy. Well I did and it hurts like holy Monkey snot.
He explained that I had 3 grooves in my upper leg bone and 2 in my lower from my knee cap rubbing against it along with bone spurs.
He said most knee's they have to use little square patches like the size of the tip of a tooth pick and under microscope you can see all the squares. Well in the one area he could do that, the other he said it was like patching a pothole.
On top of it he said I have one of the tightest Knee caps he has ever come across and this is a bad thing because upon healing my knee cap will still rub every-time I bend.(just the ligaments that hold my knee cap are that tight, and nothing can really be done as you need them intact to hold the knee cap)
They expect 10-15 years out of this type of procedure (buying time before a full replacement), he said I will be lucky to get 5 and that's being generous .
At least I still have my leg
