I’m so sorry to hear of your experience. The only similar situation that I’ve heard about is overweight friends being denied knee replacement surgery. Well, if knees hurt, you’re not likely to exercise so it ends up being a chicken & egg situation. Wouldn’t going ahead & doing the surgery to ease the pain & make mobility better be the best thing?
I guess not.
Sorry to hear. Went to WebMD and it seems conclusive that quitting smoking before surgery is smart. Smoking had three times the complications (18% vs 53%) and four times the chances of a second surgery (4% vs 15%). Wound related healing complications (5% to 31%).
One of the best ortho surgeons in this area does surgery on over weight patients just because of what you stated. In my case, I dealt with knee pain in both for over forty years. I packed about seventy extra pounds. Had both knees replaced consecutively, last one in April, and six months out have lost around thirty pounds. I go the gym every other day just because I can now.
I have my life back after all this time and bless the doc for helping me.