my dad is having his knee replaced tmw-how seious an operation is it?

Question

im quite worried he is 60 and alergic 2 morphine

Answer 1

its very serious if he's a russian dancer

Answer 2

My Mother had the surgery in her 60's and did just fine and is walking normal now. The operation is a common surgery now a days. Although every operation is serious ; I would be more concerned on how skilled the Dr. is. The more skilled ; the faster the recovery and chance of full mobility. I have had 2 ACL surgeries so I speak with some knowledge about what he will go through during recovery. He must do all that the physical therapist tells him to do so he has the best chance of full mobility. He will need a lot of support from loved ones in the 1st few weeks to keep up his spirits to do the work.

Answer 3

Hi, Don't worry your dad will be fine my mum had a knee replacement 2 years ago she went into hospital on the Tuesday and had her operation the day after, she couldn't come out until the physiotherapist was satisfied she could do routine things like walk upstairs and walk properly with her crutches. She came home on the Saturday and is fine. Your dad is in good hands my mum was 67 when she had her op. Get Well Soon to your dad,

Answer 4

Any surgery is serious, but this type has very low risk of things going wrong, so try your best not to worry. There will be a good amount of pain in the first few days. It will be important for your dad to go through physical therapy, and if he puts a lot of effort into the rehab then he should be better off after the surgery then he is now.

Answer 5

Iike any operation it is serious, but quite routine now, It is quite painful and needs a lot of Physiotherapy afterwards, but is a miraculous operation and he will feel the benefit without doubt...don't worry they don't have to use morphine for pain relief, I had an epidural.

Answer 6

allergic to morphine? wow. I guess you should think about talking to your anesthesiologist regarding other options that your father can have.

as for the surgery itself, it is quite a serious surgery because of all the painful rehabilitation that he'd have to face afterwards.

as long as your father has good vital stats and does not smoke at least a month before surgery he'll be fine. He'll need all the support you can give him during physical therapy.

Hope everything goes well!

Answer 7

This is not a life threatening surgery. So do your best to not worry. There are other drugs they can give your father besides morphine for pain. Your father will be in pain for the first week. He's going to need a lot of help for at least six weeks. He's going to have to take it easy and not do much other than what the doctor tells him he can.

Answer 8

They try to get the patients up and walking around as soon as possible these day - it aids the healing process. As for the morphine - they will just give your dad something else! Try not to worry and give your dad plenty of encouragement to get out and about after!

Answer 9

It's serious. But they wouldn't be doing the surgery if they didn't think he'd be all right.

And there are plenty of other pain medications besides morphine. They'll probably put him on Dilaudid in the hospital and Fentanyl patches when he goes home.

Not to worry.

Answer 10

like any surgical procedure it has it's own risks and possible complications..make sure they have it marked on his chart and that he has an allergy bracelet saying he is allergic to morphine and they will give him something else for pain control

as much as it will hurt post op he needs to get moving as soon as they want him to...and he needs to be diligent with the physical therapy...my mom had both of her knees replaced at different times and the last one was when she was 73 and she did great afterwards

Answer 11

It is a major operation and pain management is a big issue. Tell the doctors about his allergy to morphine. I think they will give him some antiallergic tablets or injections and will manage the pain. Best wishes to him and to you.