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Mr Gordon Shepard 2020-02-26 Person 5 5 0

I saw Mr Shepard at the Beaumont hospital for a consultation as i had osteoarthritis in my left knee. My knee had turned inwards and i was dragging my leg when walking. He offered me a total knee replacement . He told me it would straighten my leg and get rid of any pain when it had healed, but also made me fully aware of the risks involved regarding blood clots and wound infections. He said that although I would probably walk better there were no guarantees. I went home and considered the options and decided to have the surgery to hopefully improve my mobility and quality of life. I had the operation on the 6th January 2020 with a spinal block and sedation. It was like a natural sleep and I felt fully alert when I woke up on the way to the recovery room. I had pain relief as well as aspirin and leg cuffs at night to help prevent blood clots. Thankfully there were no complications and I did well with physiotherapy and home exercises. Six weeks later I was discharged by physiotherapy as my new knee was bending so well and given some knee strengthening exercises to carry on doing at home. It is imperative to keep up the exercises to get the full benefit from the surgery. My leg is now straight, my mobility is improving each day and I can now do the stairs one foot after the other which is something that I have not been able to do for the last seven years also my wound is healing well. I am ecstatic with the outcome of my surgery and would highly recommend Mr.Shepard.