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Is It Important To Lose Weight Before Knee Replacement Surgery?
how important is it to loose weight before knee replacement surgery? I am 5feet 2 and weigh 197#. I have a difficult time trying to exercise do to pain. my doctor says have the surgery first and once I recover then I will be able to exercise and loose the weight. Somehow this just doesnt sound right. What do you advise?
Thu, 14 May 2015
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It is good idea to loose the weight prior to surgery if you are over weight but it is not easy going because this could take very long time, still better to try for it because it is nothing to loose but weight only, hope this information helps take care.
Well come to HCM
It is good idea to loose the weight prior to surgery if you are over weight but it is not easy going because this could take very long time, still better to try for it because it is nothing to loose but weight only, hope this information helps take care.
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