Had the Mako robotic replacement in 2022 and the doc told me it may take a year before it felt normal and he was right. The first few weeks were rough, very painful reha Ib but it continued to improve and is perfect now. Should have done it ten years sooner. Haven't had any pain or problems at all since the first three months. The rehab is painful but you gotta do it to have good results. Three months after the procedure I dragged and loaded up two big bucks by myself.

The side effects from the opiods were as bad as the pain, they made me constipated and couldn't pee very good, just nasty stuff, don't see how people get addicted to that crap.