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Originally Posted by Cloud Nine
Hi All,
I am just looking for experiences or opinions, not lectures.
I recently had a TKR ( total knee replacement). The surgery went well and I am healing slowly.
However since the surgery, I have not seen the surgeon even once. I have only been dealing with the NP....staple removal and on my 6th week visit ex-rays and a full evaluation. She seems competent enough but she is not the MD.
Is this a common practice in Florida? Had I known I might have had the surgery up north where the docs show up post surgery as well.
Be sure to ask your doctor if he will continue to see you post surgery. I believe he did an excellent job....I’m just surprised he is now a phantom!
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Your post, got me to thinking about my last TKR that I had done on 2010. It was preformed by an highly regarded ortho surgeon at a large hospital located in a west Chicago suburb.
And even back then my post op followup and all remaining follow ups for the next two years were handled by a PA. I had a good PA that was very thorough. Everything went well doing it that way and I always felt had there been any issues, my surgeon would have been involved very quick.
One thing to keep in mind is that a really good ortho surgeon is kept pretty busy, and it is good to have a great surgeon do the work.
Knock on wood, I was fortunate to have two excellent surgeons, my first TKR was done in 2004 and it’s still doing a admirable job for me!
In my opionion I don’t see it as a Florida specific process.
Have a speedy recovery!