Picture of my knee at the end of February 2026. My right knee (on the left in the picture) has been bone on bone for some time now. My longtime surgeon from Orlando Orthopedia just didn’t want to perform the surgery so I changed doctors and went to Rothman Orthopedic for an evaluation. While in the middle of my pitch to beg for a replacement, the dr. stopped me and said – at this point you are out out therapy options – you need a total knee replacement in both knees. We started with the right knee on Tuesday; June 16, 2026. About 3 months from today, we will replace the second one.
After years of talking about this, I discovered that there is much very bad information out there from friends, family and the internet. Here are the facts as I see them:
- A BMI of 40 or less much be achieved before the dr. will perform the surgery
- You cannot have both knees, done at the same time
