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After knee replacement surgery

Joint Replacements | Last Active: Oct 27, 2021 | Replies (618)

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@johnbishop

I'm scheduled for a total knee replacement surgery on April 5th and have been doing pre-op exercises for 3+ months along with my daily morning wake up routine. I ran across an application that runs on a smartphone to help with prehab and rehab - Peerwell -- https://www.peerwell.co/. Has anyone used this app on your phone or tablet?

I have an appointment with my primary doc tomorrow who has to give approval for the surgery (hopefully) and am planning to ask him about it. It looks like it costs $49 which is not bad if it helps or provides more tips for the rehab. I'm always a little skeptical of these things but it seems like a good idea.

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@johnbishop I haven't heard of peerwell but I am curious, if you are on Medicare why do you need approval from your PCP? I never needed that. I did check with my transplant team and they changed my immunosuppressant because one tends to retard healing, then I was switched back a month or two after the TKR.
JK

@johnbishop - Hi John, I'm with JK - I haven't heard of this one. My ortho doctor had me do in-home PT three times a week until I could drive, then outpatient PT twice a week. And of course, both therapists gave me strict instructions on exercises to do on days they weren't there. To tell the truth, I would not have wanted an app that recommended any more PT than I was already doing. LOL. I'll be interested on whether you get any reports of people who have used this app. Also, I think I understand your check in w/ the PCP. They need to do a bunch of blood tests, xrays, etc. just to make sure you are healthy enough for surgery. For me they just called it a pre-op appointment.
You will pass with flying colors! One word of caution: with my doctor, if you show up for surgery and have so much as a small cut or nick - he will cancel the surgery. He says that risks infection. So he had me quit shaving my legs 2 week in advance so I wouldn't make a mistake and get a cut. Just FYI. Good luck. Let us know how it goes tomorrow.