marquesa
member
Hello all, I have put together my list of questions that I will use to interview the doctors for my knee surgery. I am sorry they are so long..maybe I don't need them all..but would you please look them over and make any suggestions for adding, deleting, changing any of them.
Thank you so much!
QUESTIONS FOR SURGEON
How long have you been specializing in knee and hip surgery?
How many have you done?
Approximately how many knee replacements do you do in a year?
Have you had to have revisions done for the replacements you have done?
If so, Why did they have to be revised?
What is the rate of infection during surgery?
Do you perform both TKR and PKR?
What is your criteria for PKR?
What brand of Prothesis do you use? and why do you use it?
What method do you use for closing sutures?
Does the implant make noise when walking?
Do you perform “MIS”? if so , please define what that means, the benefits, and how it is done. How does it affect the quadricep muscles, tendons, ligaments?
In your experience, how long do the Replacements last?
What will be my mobility limitations with TKR? PKR?
What kind of Pre-op tests do I need to do and in what time frame?
What king of blood thinners will I take, how will I take them, injection or orally, and for how long?
Will I need to take an antibiotic after surgery, what kind? for how long?
What kind of anesthetic do you recommend and why?
What should I expect to experience during the surgery and shortly after?
How do you manage patient pain in the hospital, especially right after the operation?
(relate stories of people who woke up to find either blocks or anesthesia not working, and experienced lag time in managing the pain)
Will I be on a CPM machine in the hospital?
I would like to purchase a Cryo-cuff ice machine to take home with me. I understand they are very effective. Can your staff arrange that purchase for me?
How will I manage the pain level once I have to leave the Houston area and return to Mexico?
Can you provide me with adequate pain meds to take with me?
Will you prescribe a 90 day refill for my mail order prescriptions?
What pain meds do you find are most effective?
What surgery complicantions should I be prepared for, and how to deal with them?
What hospital will you use for this surgery? WHY THIS PARTICULAR HOSPITAL? Do they have special experience with orthopedic surgery?
How long will I be in the hospital?
Can my husband stay with me, in my room, after the operation . Can he stay the night?
How can I obtain walker, and or crutches for walking aid once I leave the hospital?
Can your staff order these things for me and help me with insurance assistance in getting them.?
How many follow-up visits should I plan for?... both right after surgery and the coming months thereafter.
Approximately how much time, from the time I enter the hospital, should I plan to be in Houston. (barring complications)
How long should I wait until I can fly home?
PHYSICAL THERAPY?
....and I added, "Check my right hip" to see if the pain I feel there, sometimes, is caused from favoring the left knee.
Thank you so much!
QUESTIONS FOR SURGEON
How long have you been specializing in knee and hip surgery?
How many have you done?
Approximately how many knee replacements do you do in a year?
Have you had to have revisions done for the replacements you have done?
If so, Why did they have to be revised?
What is the rate of infection during surgery?
Do you perform both TKR and PKR?
What is your criteria for PKR?
What brand of Prothesis do you use? and why do you use it?
What method do you use for closing sutures?
Does the implant make noise when walking?
Do you perform “MIS”? if so , please define what that means, the benefits, and how it is done. How does it affect the quadricep muscles, tendons, ligaments?
In your experience, how long do the Replacements last?
What will be my mobility limitations with TKR? PKR?
What kind of Pre-op tests do I need to do and in what time frame?
What king of blood thinners will I take, how will I take them, injection or orally, and for how long?
Will I need to take an antibiotic after surgery, what kind? for how long?
What kind of anesthetic do you recommend and why?
What should I expect to experience during the surgery and shortly after?
How do you manage patient pain in the hospital, especially right after the operation?
(relate stories of people who woke up to find either blocks or anesthesia not working, and experienced lag time in managing the pain)
Will I be on a CPM machine in the hospital?
I would like to purchase a Cryo-cuff ice machine to take home with me. I understand they are very effective. Can your staff arrange that purchase for me?
How will I manage the pain level once I have to leave the Houston area and return to Mexico?
Can you provide me with adequate pain meds to take with me?
Will you prescribe a 90 day refill for my mail order prescriptions?
What pain meds do you find are most effective?
What surgery complicantions should I be prepared for, and how to deal with them?
What hospital will you use for this surgery? WHY THIS PARTICULAR HOSPITAL? Do they have special experience with orthopedic surgery?
How long will I be in the hospital?
Can my husband stay with me, in my room, after the operation . Can he stay the night?
How can I obtain walker, and or crutches for walking aid once I leave the hospital?
Can your staff order these things for me and help me with insurance assistance in getting them.?
How many follow-up visits should I plan for?... both right after surgery and the coming months thereafter.
Approximately how much time, from the time I enter the hospital, should I plan to be in Houston. (barring complications)
How long should I wait until I can fly home?
PHYSICAL THERAPY?
....and I added, "Check my right hip" to see if the pain I feel there, sometimes, is caused from favoring the left knee.