Informing yourself

I think one of the things that is helping me the most is informing myself about what I am getting myself into.

I am preparing my mind, body, house, everything for the upcoming events.

I think pre-planning is VITAL to this process. I know you can not prepare for every contingency, but it is important to have all your ducks in a row.

I am reading about many things

Pre-surgery
pre-op
surgery
post-op
recovery
physical therapy

...are just a few. For me knowledge is power and I am less scared and anxious when I know what is going to happen, why it is going to happen, and what I can and should do during this process!

Here are some websites I used to help me prepare:

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/kneereplacement.html#cat26

http://orthopedics.about.com/od/hipkneereplacement/tp/kneereplacement.htm

http://www.ehealthmd.com/library/totalkneereplacement/TKR_exercises.html

http://www.nih.gov/niams

http://physicaltherapy.about.com/od/postoperativeexercises/qt/TKAFlexionEx.htm

http://arthritis.webmd.com/knee-replacement-surgery