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Janet Wright
explains Janet Wright, was her main motivation behind deciding to get bilateral total knee replacements. Just over two years ago, Janet found herself being tremendously limited in her life because of the intense painful arthritis in her knees. It was the experience of having to ride a scooter while taking her grandchildren to a local theme park that told her at 55 years of age, she couldn’t live like this for the rest of her life.
A visit to her primary care physician landed Janet with a referral to Dr. Kurt Unverferth, of the Ohio Joint Replacement Institute, at the Ohio Orthopedic Center of Excellence. Janet’s situation was somewhat unique in that both her knees were about has severe arthritis and required a total knee replacements. Knowing ahead of time that a surgery of this nature would require a real personal commitment of both time and dedication to the rehabilitation process, Janet desired to get both knees done at the same time. At the advice of Dr. Unverferth, Janet scheduled her surgeries two weeks apart which would allow for one knee to begin healing a bit before going for her other knee.
Janet attributes her strong family support and personal commitment in getting her through the following weeks and months of rehabilitation successfully. She advises others in the same situation to be realistic and understand that the process isn’t “magic”, and that along with a successful surgery, you need to be committed to doing the therapy and exercises that are prescribed. Janet’s goal in getting surgery was….and she did just that.
Today, Janet says She only wishes that she could have done this sooner. Not only has her family and personal life improved, but her work life as well. She says “it’s the little things like walking through an airport or riding on plane” that her pain prevented her from doing before…but now she’s back to her life and loving it!
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