Shirley Pigg
Age: 55
Total Hip Replacement
"I felt that a lot of information was given prior to my surgery to help elevate any fears. Having all the patients who have had a total knee or total hip together to inspire each in the group therapy session was great, and I think the Unit on 5-North and the staff are terrific!"
Harry Jones
Age: 77
Total Knee Replacement
"This is my second total knee surgery done at Maryview
and my experience with the Joint Replacement Program
was just as great the second time as it was the first!"
"I have no complaints, I had great service here and
enjoyed the special program for total joint patients."
Beulah Brown
Age: 77
Total Knee Replacement
"I thank God for the help and courtesy of the entire
staff at Maryview. My experience with the Joint Replacement
Program was great and I expect a speedy and successful
recovery!"
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Harvey L. Bryant, Jr.
Total Hip Replacement
Eloise Bryant
Total Knee Replacement
Harvey L. Bryant, Jr. and wife Eloise both credit their new, pain-free living to the Maryview Joint Center.
Harvey L. Bryant, Jr. started running when he was in high school and kept running into his seventies. When increasing pain led to limping, his doctor recommended a hip replacement.
A year after this surgery, his wife's knee locked up crossing a street in Costa Rica. "My husband literally had to drag me to the curb," she said. For Eloise Bryant having a knee replacement was a tough decision made easier because she "knew what excellent care my husband received at Maryview."
Both credit their new, pain-free living to the Maryview Joint Center. Harvey says, "I can do almost everything I could before. I don't run, but I walk four to five miles a day, cut grass, lift weights." Eloise reports "being able to walk without pain is really worth it."
Harvey says, "The staff really gives you the encouragement you need. The morning after the surgery, they told me I was going to walk. I said, 'I'm not getting out of this bed.' But I did, and a short time after coming home, I was driving."
Eloise also walked briefly the day after her knee replacement. "The group physical therapy is wonderful. You look at the people in the group and think, 'if he can do it, I can do it.'" Three months after surgery, she's proud to report spending an entire day walking around the San Diego Zoo without pain.
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