The Recovery Roadmap I Give My Hip and Knee Replacement Patients

🌐 More episodes and patient resources: https://thesurgeonunmasked.com If you’re preparing for hip replacement or knee replacement, this may be one of the most important recovery videos you watch. In this episode, I break down the real-world recovery roadmap I give my own patients after joint replacement surgery — including the biggest mistakes people make, how to avoid painful setbacks, and what recovery typically looks like in the first days, weeks, and months. We cover questions patients ask all the time: When can I walk more? How many steps are too many after surgery? When is it safe to drive again? When can I return to work? What about golf, pickleball, tennis, travel, and swelling? I also explain why doing too much too soon can backfire, why hip and knee replacement recovery are not exactly the same, and how to think about recovery in a way that protects your long-term result — not just how you feel today. This is not personalized medical advice, and your own surgeon’s instructions always come first. But if you want a practical, honest, experience-based guide to joint replacement recovery, this episode will help you understand the process and avoid common traps. Topics covered include: hip replacement recovery, knee replacement recovery, walking after joint replacement, step count after surgery, swelling after knee replacement, pain after hip replacement, driving after joint replacement, return to work after surgery, golf after hip replacement, pickleball after knee replacement, travel after joint replacement, and long-term implant protection. If this episode helps you, please like, subscribe, and share it with someone getting ready for a hip or knee replacement. #HipReplacement #KneeReplacement #JointReplacement #RecoveryAfterSurgery #KneeReplacementRecovery #HipReplacementRecovery