Knee Replacement Advice, Checklists, and Journal--5 Steps for Successful Recovery Even If You Have Complications: Practical Advice from a Patient

Everybody is having knee replacement surgery these days. Ask anyone who’s had the surgery how miraculous it is—no more of the excruciating pain and limited mobility of osteoarthritis. The problem is that surgery and recovery can be incredibly painful.

Knee Replacement Advice, Checklists, and Journal—5 Steps for Successful Recovery Even If You Have Ccomplications explains the methods journalist Alexis Dupree—someone who’s had many different surgeries, including knee replacement—uses to prepare for and recover from surgeries successfully.

The advice portion of the book, which is deliberately short and concise, focuses on what patients need to know for preparing for knee replacement surgery and managing their recovery. Not being a medical professional, Dupree does not provide information about osteoarthritis or the structure of the knee. Rather the book discusses topics she has found helpful in making surgeries, specifically knee replacement surgery, go well.

Subtitled Practical Advice from a Patient, the book explains the benefits of adopting the right attitude toward surgery and provides pragmatic planning information for both the surgery and recovery. It also answers frequently asked questions about the surgery. Included are detailed checklists for researching doctors; rehabilitation centers—if needed; physical therapy centers; insurance information; and preparation for surgery, which includes setting up one’s home, choosing the right attire for the hospital, and acquiring the necessary equipment or other accessories before the surgery. A recovery journal allows readers to keep a day-to-day journal of their recovery.