Susan’s Treatment

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Susan, 69, is married with two children and four grandchildren. Susan had one knee that bothered her and tore her meniscus in the other. She had a surgery to repair her meniscus but it wasn’t very helpful. Susan began to feel more pain and a “deep sense of loss” when she was kept from doing the things she loved. She finally had an MRI on her good knee but there was no cartilage left in that knee. Susan went to an orientation before her surgery and saw a physical trainer to get as strong as possible before her surgery both which helped in her pre-op and post-op journey. Susan would ultimately have both of her knees replaced with just a couple of months between surgical procedures.

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ContributorSusan, 69Read Full Bio

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Susan, 69, is married with two children and four grandchildren. Susan had one knee that bothered her and tore her meniscus in the other. She had a surgery to repair her meniscus but it wasn’t very helpful. Susan began to feel more pain and a “deep sense of loss” when she was kept from doing the things she loved. She finally had an MRI on her good knee but there was no cartilage left in that knee. Susan went to an orientation before her surgery and saw a physical trainer to get as strong as possible before her surgery both which helped in her pre-op and post-op journey. Susan would ultimately have both of her knees replaced with just a couple of months between surgical procedures.

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Anesthesia turned out to be Susan’s biggest problem. She had severe nausea and vomiting after the first 12 hours post surgery. She did have a femoral nerve block, which was very helpful. She walked around the hallways with a walker before she went home and felt that gave her confidence. For her second surgery the doctors were able to better mange her anesthesia and that helped Susan get out of the hospital a day sooner than her first surgery.

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