by Your Gluten Free Bestie- Alicia | Oct 28, 2019 | Knee Replacement
Recovery after major surgery can look so different from one person to another. Going into my first four weeks of knee rehab after my partial knee replacement, I only had stories from my friends I met online and the doctor to go off of to know what I was getting myself...
by Your Gluten Free Bestie- Alicia | Oct 4, 2019 | Knee Replacement
Waking up after my partial knee replacement surgery was nothing like the movies. Maybe it depends on the type of surgery, I suppose. There were no beeping machines. A nurse was close by and came over quickly after my eyes opened, but she wasn’t staring down at...
by Your Gluten Free Bestie- Alicia | Aug 19, 2019 | Knee Replacement
Knee Replacement Surgery, Having a Baby… The Nesting was the Same I felt like a mother in her third trimester those two weeks before knee replacement surgery. I was cleaning out the refrigerator, organizing each closet, nesting was in full swing. I wasn’t...
by Your Gluten Free Bestie- Alicia | Aug 19, 2019 | Knee Replacement
Beep, Beep, Beep It’s Surgery Day Don’t Hit That Snooze I wake up. Did I ever fall asleep at all? My attempt to go to bed at 2 am after what I’m calling my nesting spree was not very successful. Regardless, It’s surgery day and I need to get...
by Your Gluten Free Bestie- Alicia | Aug 17, 2019 | Knee Replacement
Pop, crack, crunch… OUCH. My bad knee was like a depressing cereal box commercial. I no longer could run, ride a bike, or really play with my kids without pain. Though I knew I was young, it was time to finish the chapter of “the bad knee” and take back my life....
