Hello and welcome to EmpowHer,
Knee replacement surgeries have high success rates and most people who have the surgery return to there normal lives after recovery.
In order to overcome your fear you may want to analyze your two options which are: do not have surgery and discuss with your doctor alternative treatments, or get the surgery and most likely improve your physical condition.
Below I have pasted a link with more information on the success rates of TKR.
http://www.healthline.com/health/total-knee-replacement-surgery/outcomes-statistics-success-rate#3
You may want to research success rates from different doctors who do TKR surgeries as well. As you have discovered, not all doctors have the same skill level. So if you are not confident in your own doctor, you may want to look into others.
I hope that helps.
Faith
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Hello and welcome to EmpowHer,
February 7, 2016 - 9:10pmKnee replacement surgeries have high success rates and most people who have the surgery return to there normal lives after recovery.
In order to overcome your fear you may want to analyze your two options which are: do not have surgery and discuss with your doctor alternative treatments, or get the surgery and most likely improve your physical condition.
Below I have pasted a link with more information on the success rates of TKR.
http://www.healthline.com/health/total-knee-replacement-surgery/outcomes-statistics-success-rate#3
You may want to research success rates from different doctors who do TKR surgeries as well. As you have discovered, not all doctors have the same skill level. So if you are not confident in your own doctor, you may want to look into others.
I hope that helps.
Faith
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