J.D. and I attended the orientation to learn what to expect during my stay in the Joint Replacement Center (JRC). This is a section of the Wilmington Hospital that is segregated from the rest of the hospital (and sick people).
We heard from one of the Nancy - one of the nurses and Lisa from PT. Nancy stressed that when we were there, we are not sick, but there to work - and get healthy again. Lisa let us know that physical therapy would be a major part of the stay, beginning the first day after surgery. Nancy also talked about pain management - You mean there will be pain???? Yikes!
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PCP = Pretty Crappy Physician! Why didn't he do xrays 2-3 years ago? I guess the message is...don't trust your doctor; if you have any hint or worry that they might have problems, insist on getting preventative xray/mri's. Lifestyle and/or injections like coxcomb couldn've at least delayed the degeneration and lessened the pain. You should also mention how willing he was to inject cortisone...that probably contributed to the problem!
ReplyDeletep.s. the above comment came from J.D.!
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