Written by a patient for other patients, this book takes readers through the complete joint-replacement process, from the initial diagnosis and the decision whether to have surgery, the hospital stay, and the full recovery period.
Written by a patient for other patients, this book takes readers through the complete joint-replacement process, from the initial diagnosis and the decision whether to have surgery, the hospital stay, and the full recovery period.
Irwin Silber is the former editor of the magazine Sing Out! and has written numerous books on folk and popular music. He has also written on political and cultural matters for The Guardian, Crossroads, and Frontline. He lives in Oakland, California.
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CONTENTS Foreword, by Eugene M. Wolf, M.D. Introduction 1. LIFE BEFORE THE KNIFE A "Touch" of Arthritis Learning About Arthritis Exercise Medications Glucosamine and Chondroitin Sulfates and the "Arthritis Cure" Diet "Cures" Arthroscopic Surgery 2. TOTAL JOINT REPLACEMENT: TIME TO DECIDE Cortisone Alternative Medicine Cartilage Transplant Diagnosis Finding a Surgeon Knees and Hips: A Brief User's Guide Partial Knee and Hip Replacements When Is It Time for a Joint Replacement? Different Strokes for Different Folks 3. NOT BY STATISTICS ALONE: PATIENT EXPERIENCES 4. THEM BONES WILL RISE AGAIN Science (and Art) of Joint Replacements Two Knees at Once The Risks Anesthesia Preop Blood Donation Handicapped Parking Preop Exercises Preparing Your Home Special Equipment Preop Classes Medical Preparations 5. SHOWTIME The Day Before At the Hospital In the Operating Room Let the Surgery Begin 6. FROM RECOVERY ROOM TO DISCHARGE A Room of My Own -- Well, Not Quite The Continuous Passive Motion (CPM) Machine On the Comeback Trail Off the Bedpan and On to the Toilet Hip-Replacement Precautions The Skilled Nursing Facility Going Home 7. HOME AT LAST! Analyzing Your Home Home Alone Visiting Nurses Home Health Aide Seeing the Doctor One Leg Longer? When Can I Drive? 8. THE ROAD TO RECOVERY Goals Physical Therapy Therapy at Home Exercises Walking Swimming Other Activities Measuring Progress 9. TENNIS, ANYONE? Outpatient Therapy Exercises Sports: Do's and Don'ts Daily Life How Soon Can I Return to Work? Theater, Movies, Concerts, Museums Travel What About Sex? One Good Joint Deserves Another How Long Will a Joint Replacement Last? Revisions Index
CONTENTS Foreword, by Eugene M. Wolf, M.D. Introduction 1. LIFE BEFORE THE KNIFE A "Touch" of Arthritis Learning About Arthritis Exercise Medications Glucosamine and Chondroitin Sulfates and the "Arthritis Cure" Diet "Cures" Arthroscopic Surgery 2. TOTAL JOINT REPLACEMENT: TIME TO DECIDE Cortisone Alternative Medicine Cartilage Transplant Diagnosis Finding a Surgeon Knees and Hips: A Brief User's Guide Partial Knee and Hip Replacements When Is It Time for a Joint Replacement? Different Strokes for Different Folks 3. NOT BY STATISTICS ALONE: PATIENT EXPERIENCES 4. THEM BONES WILL RISE AGAIN Science (and Art) of Joint Replacements Two Knees at Once The Risks Anesthesia Preop Blood Donation Handicapped Parking Preop Exercises Preparing Your Home Special Equipment Preop Classes Medical Preparations 5. SHOWTIME The Day Before At the Hospital In the Operating Room Let the Surgery Begin 6. FROM RECOVERY ROOM TO DISCHARGE A Room of My Own -- Well, Not Quite The Continuous Passive Motion (CPM) Machine On the Comeback Trail Off the Bedpan and On to the Toilet Hip-Replacement Precautions The Skilled Nursing Facility Going Home 7. HOME AT LAST! Analyzing Your Home Home Alone Visiting Nurses Home Health Aide Seeing the Doctor One Leg Longer? When Can I Drive? 8. THE ROAD TO RECOVERY Goals Physical Therapy Therapy at Home Exercises Walking Swimming Other Activities Measuring Progress 9. TENNIS, ANYONE? Outpatient Therapy Exercises Sports: Do's and Don'ts Daily Life How Soon Can I Return to Work? Theater, Movies, Concerts, Museums Travel What About Sex? One Good Joint Deserves Another How Long Will a Joint Replacement Last? Revisions Index
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