HEALTHY KNEES BLOG

My 6 Week Visit with Dr. Thorpe

"6 Weeks" is the party line for recovery after a total knee replacement.  The reality?  There is still a...

Whoa there, not so fast.

There are TWO big reasons to not do too much too soon:  PAIN & SWELLING

Having a new knee is a whole new...

On the whole, every week it gets a little better.  In fact, this last week, there were times where I did not think about my knee AT ALL! ...

By all measures, me and my knee are coming along.  My biggest challenge this week is that I'm returning to more of a regular pattern of life...

A return to the land of the living...

I'm feeling like I'm coming out of the fog and that I can start to make a return to regular life.

I returned...

Week 2 Post-Op

I won’t recount each day (because its all a blur of walking a little, icing a lot, and doing my PT exercises), but I’ll...

Week 1 – Post Knee Replacement Surgery

I do not want to dissuade anyone who has decided upon or is considering knee replacement surgery, but...

November 9, 2017

Knee Replacement Day

If you have ever had surgery or contemplated it, you know that so much thought and emotion goes into the...

I was invited to visit the ConforMIS knee manufacturing plant to see the process for taking a CT scan and turning it into a custom knee - with all...

Dr. Thorpe and I have known each other for 32 years starting with my 3rd surgery - the femoral osteotomy when I was 34 years old. Since then were 5...