Wow. PLEASE CLICK ON THE BLOCK BELOW TO WATCH A REALLY NEAT VIDEO ON ROBOT-ASSISTED TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT IF YOU ARE APPARENTLY OLD ENOUGH. It didn't occur to me it would be age-restricted and only available on YouTube. I assure you, it's not sexy.
By the way...
This video is from another place, but let me just say I am really happy with my experience at Baptist for a number of reasons.
1) I went to Dr Talwalkar for my knees based solely on the fact that I work with his brother, which in a way is a silly reason, but he's just as great and a very caring and experienced surgeon, and I'm very impressed with his skill and manner. He has now done three surgeries on me (also a rotator cuff).
2) My hospital stay was pleasant. The food was great. I was so exhausted from my anxiety leading up to the surgery that I slept well. I wasn't constantly bothered, but they were attentive. PT was great.
3) Pre-op testing was great. One of my former co-workers was one of the ladies who did it.
4) The surgery scheduler worked a miracle to schedule my second surgery so I wouldn't have to redo my leave and mess everything up. The next available was originally sometime about the time I was supposed to come back. She and the doctor got together and did it earlier than originally expected, and right after a holiday on his normal day, but as his only case, stuck at the beginning of the OR schedule. I have my suspicions, and I am very grateful to both of them.
5) I got a bill for a code that was written off by UnitedHealthcare, and when presented with the paperwork, Baptist instantly erased it.
6) Any correspondence I've had--with PAs, CMAs, registration staff, medical records, billing, pharmacy, even security (I thought I'd lost something at the hospital that turned up when I went to pack to go back five weeks later) was cordial, timely, and productive. It's been a very good experience.
7) The use of that attachable nerve block that attached and went home with me for five days really made a difference because I was in very little pain for the first few days relatively to others I've talked to and was able to get up and get moving quicker, even use that range of motion bike, and as a result hit my 3-week goals a week or more ahead of schedule. On the left leg, I was cleared for driving in 2 1/2 weeks, on the right 3 1/2. Even the doctor has been impressed with how it's gone. I think that made a big difference. I was up and on that walker a lot early on. It was a pain lugging around and making sure the cat didn't play with the line, and the second time I accidentally pulled on the catheter slightly, and that caused issues, but it still worked, and that's what mattered. And it was easy to box up and return, plus they give you free batteries. 😃
Anyway, I have healthcare providers in every system in this town, plus one in private practice, but I will continue to use Baptist Orthopaedics, and I highly recommend going to Janak Talwalkar if you can.
1) I went to Dr Talwalkar for my knees based solely on the fact that I work with his brother, which in a way is a silly reason, but he's just as great and a very caring and experienced surgeon, and I'm very impressed with his skill and manner. He has now done three surgeries on me (also a rotator cuff).
2) My hospital stay was pleasant. The food was great. I was so exhausted from my anxiety leading up to the surgery that I slept well. I wasn't constantly bothered, but they were attentive. PT was great.
3) Pre-op testing was great. One of my former co-workers was one of the ladies who did it.
4) The surgery scheduler worked a miracle to schedule my second surgery so I wouldn't have to redo my leave and mess everything up. The next available was originally sometime about the time I was supposed to come back. She and the doctor got together and did it earlier than originally expected, and right after a holiday on his normal day, but as his only case, stuck at the beginning of the OR schedule. I have my suspicions, and I am very grateful to both of them.
5) I got a bill for a code that was written off by UnitedHealthcare, and when presented with the paperwork, Baptist instantly erased it.
6) Any correspondence I've had--with PAs, CMAs, registration staff, medical records, billing, pharmacy, even security (I thought I'd lost something at the hospital that turned up when I went to pack to go back five weeks later) was cordial, timely, and productive. It's been a very good experience.
7) The use of that attachable nerve block that attached and went home with me for five days really made a difference because I was in very little pain for the first few days relatively to others I've talked to and was able to get up and get moving quicker, even use that range of motion bike, and as a result hit my 3-week goals a week or more ahead of schedule. On the left leg, I was cleared for driving in 2 1/2 weeks, on the right 3 1/2. Even the doctor has been impressed with how it's gone. I think that made a big difference. I was up and on that walker a lot early on. It was a pain lugging around and making sure the cat didn't play with the line, and the second time I accidentally pulled on the catheter slightly, and that caused issues, but it still worked, and that's what mattered. And it was easy to box up and return, plus they give you free batteries. 😃
Anyway, I have healthcare providers in every system in this town, plus one in private practice, but I will continue to use Baptist Orthopaedics, and I highly recommend going to Janak Talwalkar if you can.
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