Postop

The "Not-So Normal" Part of Knee Replacement.

The "Not-So Normal" Part of Knee Replacement.

Suzie Andrade Healing Mindset, knee replacement mindset, knee replacement recovery, Postop, Recovery
I just want to get back to normal!How many times have you said that since your knee replacement? I know I did. Then I had a huge perspective shift.What if my knee replacement was an actual level up? What if all this was happening so I had the chance to reinvent myself? That thought got me wondering how many other shifts I could make if I stopped trying to "get back to normal"The fact is nothing is normal post knee replacement. Not your bathroom visits, showers (or bath), or even the way you get yourself ready each day. Who knows, maybe you aren't getting yourself ready each day. God knows there were days when I didn't have PT that I didn't do much more than use the restroom and do my heel slides. 
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Not Sleeping Post Knee Replacement? Here's why (inspired by Bug's Bunny cartoon)!

Not Sleeping Post Knee Replacement? Here's why (inspired by Bug's Bunny cartoon)!

Suzie Andrade Postop, sleep
You are so tired and your leg is throbbing and all you want to do is sleep. Hopefully, you take your pain medicine and you get in your comfy spot. Next thing you know, you wake up, angrily, 47 mins after you fall asleep.  In frustration of not being able to get comfortable, you resign yourself to being awake all night surfing the inter webs. Sound familiar?
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Welcome to the blog!

I’m Suzie Andrade, your Knee Replacement Coach. Two knee replacements before 50 taught me this recovery is just as mental as it is physical.

This is where we have real talk about prep, post-op and the “is this normal?” moments nobody warned you about. Practical tools, honest perspective and faith woven in so you can walk into surgery and recovery with calm confidence.

If you’re exploring surgery or already icing your knee on the couch, you’re in the right place. You’re not behind, you’re not crazy and you’re definitely not doing this alone. I've got you. - Suzie

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Meet Suzie Andrade

 
I was 41 when I was told I needed a knee replacement.
And that my other knee would likely follow.

That sentence alone changed how I moved through the world.

I stopped playing softball.
I stopped walking just to "walk".
I avoided stairs. Curbs. Parking far away for extra steps.
Even the small, normal things started to feel like obstacles.

One day, I was on the beach, walking through the sand and muttering under my breath with every painful step. I wanted to walk down to the water, but it felt too far. That was the day I drew a very real line in the sand and decided I couldn’t keep living this way.

I had my left knee replaced at 45, my right hip at 46 and my right knee at 48.

What I didn’t know then was that pain would shape my purpose.

Each surgery taught me more than how to heal a body. It taught me resilience, patience and how much faith we carry when we’re forced to slow down and keep going. It also showed me this: there are real gaps in the knee replacement "adventure".

Doctors and physical therapists do important work, but they don’t talk about everything — the fear, the frustration, the days when healing feels invisible. Not because they don’t care. Because they haven’t lived it. I have.

That’s why I created the Yetter Getter Mindset and why I show up as your Holistic Knee Replacement Coach — to fill in the spaces that get skipped so recovery feels doable, supported and human.

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