Racquetball After Knee Replacements 

Tricky question. I could have been on much earlier than I was, but I ran into a complication. I did both knees on the same day and that presented a very high chance for blood clots. My nurse didn't recognize that I wasn't responding to Coumadin and I developed blood clots in my lungs and my right leg. They put me on Xarelto for 6 months. That was a fantastic drug with no side effects. At the end of the 6 months, the clots were gone and I was cleared for activity. The real answer is around 5 to 6 months. If you have one knee done, maybe a little quicker. The biggest challenge is gaining confidence in your new part. Once you've done that, you can do about everything.