About this blog

"New Nees"...a term used when friends have had breast enhancement. I mean you can't go around asking "how are your new boobs?" But asking about knees? Certainly. And so it was born. As a nod to its humor, I use it here where it really does mean "new knees".

When I decided to have bilateral knee replacement, I started searching the world wide web hoping to find other blogs on how people have prepared and gotten through the recovery, physical therapy, and their end result. I found one really good blog which I will link to (Random Thoughts from Midlife), but the very few others I found were only about one knee.

So I am starting this blog, so that if someone else ever needs to go where I am going, they will have an idea about the journey on this road "less traveled".

Monday, March 24, 2014

Patient Navigator

I received a phone call from Maureen, who identified herself as my patient navigator and she would be seeing me tomorrow morning, but wanted to chat a bit tonight.  

 Did I have questions? Not really, but in spite of that we managed to have a very interesting conversation with several bits and pieces that surprised me. 

 There will be no elevated toilet seats, catheters, no CPM (continuous positive movement; a machine that makes your leg extend and retract basically in your sleep), and no ice machine (they use gel packs, etc.).  All these items I was expecting. She said Dr. Rothman doesn't like to use them, because patients come to depend on these items rather than doing things for themselves, which is P.T. in and of itself. 

 I will have a large private room, they are happy for me to bring my own foods or juices and will even refrigerate them for me. Maureen is looking forward to seeing the pimped out walker...lol.

 She gave me a heads up on Coumadin and Vitamin K...I love my leafy greens.  Elimination from the diet is not necessary but I have to monitor quantity. 

 I want to thank everyone for their support.  The hard part starts tomorrow.  I'm looking forward to being able to dance at our wedding.  
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2 comments:

  1. Sue P.March 25, 2014 at 8:52 AM

    You are in surgery at this very minute. May your surgeon have gotten a good night's rest and may God direct his hands.

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  2. elzreginaApril 1, 2014 at 1:15 PM

    Thank you Sue! He seems to have done a pretty good job.

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