My idea was to keep a journal from May 1st on of my knee project, but as usual I get involved in reasons why I'm writing, and so veer off on a tangent. That happens when my mind is flooded with other things I don't want to think about, so I'll try to stay with the topic at hand---in this case knee replacement surgery.
It seems to me that the orthopedic center and the facility, the doctor and the hospital, are rather casual about the surgery. Of the 85+ medical visits in the past year, only 2 are directly related to the TKR--the initial visit to the orthopedist and the referral to have an MRI to enable prosthetic fitting. They specify only 2 more visits, pre-surgical clearances from my primary care doctor, and from my cardiologist, since I have one. The Ortho office scheduled a follow-up visit with the para-person 2 weeks post-surgery and then a visit in several weeks to be scheduled with the surgeon.*
They provided no information about pre-surgical exercises or nothing definite about what to expect after surgery.
It's almost as if they don't care about me. Either!
* Change here: I did have an appointment with the P.A. one day short of 2 weeks post-surgery, and then was scheduled for a second visit with P.A. six weeks post surgery, though it was extended a week b/c of holiday, to July 10. Am not sure about visit to surgeon.
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