say my life was really great up until my 50s.
And then I started experiencing knee pain.
But last fall, my wife and I went up to visit our grandkids.
And we were on a long walk and I couldn't finish the walk.
And I sat down and said, OK, it's time.
I have a friend who's an orthopedic surgeon.
And when I asked, who would you recommend,
he said the Memorial Hermann Joint Center.
I would give Memorial Hermann-- the whole system-- the highest
marks.
From the very beginning to the very end,
it was really focused on helping the patient
to-- no pun intended-- but to walk through it.
And the surgery came off without a hitch.
Before I was dismissed, you had to go through the joint class.
And I can't say enough good things
about my physical therapist.
And I really had my mind set on a surf trip.
He actually designed some therapy for surfing.
I'm already working on a balance board.
And it will be fun to be on a surfboard with straight legs
again.
I mean, for a surgery that is as intrusive as this-- total knee
replacement-- I can't imagine a better experience.
I can walk with my grandkids now.
I could out walk them now.
And there's no pain associated with that.
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