Recovery Fast Facts

Follow your surgeon’s direction in regard to treating the wound area with care, changing any dressings as recommended. Sleep is important. Lack of sleep can lead to higher levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines delaying healing time. Aim to boost your immune

Itching normally occurs during the second phase of healing referred to as the Rebuilding or Granulation and Proliferation stage. While itching is an uncomfortable distraction, it is considered normal. During this phase new skin tissue is formed to replace the

Small sensory nerve fibers are cut with the incision. These nerve fibers run from the inside to the outside of the joint and cutting them causes some areas to feel numb after surgery. It is a temporary sensation that normally

Severe episodes of excessive sweating called “night sweats” can drench your pajamas and sheets. It is often a normal part of the recovery process. Surgery can be hard on your body in many ways and and because inflammation is common

Training exercises are what athletes do. They raise the heart rate, cause one to breathe heavily, and are often painful. Heart rate, breathing, and pain can reach extreme levels. Healing exercises should be done by anyone in recovery from surgery.

Many people who have joints replaced ask about noises that come from their new joint. They describe a clicking or popping sound or they may have a definite clunk in a knee or hip when walking. While these unexpected noises

These pains are commonly called “zingers” or “stingers.” They’re very normal and many people get them. It feels like an electric shock, and can sometimes cause your leg to jerk suddenly. The pain may disappear as suddenly as it hit

A low grade fever (less than 101.5F) during the first week after surgery is a normal response by the body to the stress of surgery. It is most often caused by an inflammatory response to the tissue injury sustained during

Sometimes the skin around your incision becomes dry and itchy while healing. Although it’s okay to put lotion or cream on the surrounding skin if it is uncomfortable, you should not apply anything close to or on the incision without

While a recliner isn’t a necessary recovery item, many are unable to imagine their recovery without one. Not only are they loved for comfort and convenience, but for the assistance they offer at a time when getting out of a