For the past couple of years I have often dated events in my life as either BC or AC. That is, I have referred to them as Before COVID or After COVID. Today I have a new saying – BKR or AKR. Yes, things seem to be different either before or after my knee replacement surgery.
The operation was just over two weeks ago now. Until that point in time, I found myself in lots of aching pain and had even started to limp a bit when I was walking. The surgery has supposedly taken care of both of these things, but as I am still on the road to recovery, I can assure you that right now I am still in lots of pain and walking very carefully. The surgery was quite traumatic.
So, the experience is now all AKR, but that isn’t what I want to write about. I had the knee operation done in Phoenix, Arizona. Those readers who live in Alberta could very well guess at the reason for this location so I won’t go into it here. Suffice to say that the waiting list in Alberta was just a bit too long!
The medical team in Phoenix was excellent and I couldn’t have received better care. We flew to Phoenix five days before the surgery in time for me to have a CT Scan, an MRI, x-rays and a pre-surgery consultation with the surgeon. I didn’t know any of the medical staff previously so I was very clear in indicating my vision loss. I wore my identity badge and used my white cane. Every single person we encountered responded positively to my vision disability. It was almost as if they had been trained specifically in dealings with people who had vision loss.
The aftermath of the surgery hasn’t been great – lots of pain and swelling but I am hopeful that this stage of recovery will be short term. I am certainly doing my part with ice, elevation and exercise. Now I will continue with life events that are AKR – after knee surgery and going forward with a new chapter in my life.
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