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Joints get damaged due to aging, it isbeneficial to replace these joints toovercome the following conditions
Severe knee painKnee stiffnessProblem in bending kneePain that disturbs sleep
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Knee Replacement is the bestsolution for people who are fedup of trying all other alternativetreatments to get rid from kneepain. Before undergoing knee
replacement surgery, you need toprepare for the surgery.
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Mental or emotional preparation======================
Mental and emotional preparationis necessary to reduce distractions.Try to get clear idea about all theaspects of surgery. Discuss with
doctor about surgery and create apositive attitude towards towards it.
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Lifestyle preparation=================
Avoid smoking and drinking alcoholfor at least 48 hours before surgery.Eat properly and take enough rest.
Obesity, smoking, alcoholconsumption can increase the
complexity of the surgery. To getquick recovery, patients should try
to reduce their weight.
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Communication==============
Develop a healthy relationship withyour surgeon. Try to learn about
your surgery and discuss about youranesthesia.
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Assemble all your personal andmedical information
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Collect all your medical informationand hand over it to your doctor . Thisshould include your present medical
conditions like diabetes, asthma,anemia, previous medical records of
operations undergone, list ofmedications taken regularly etc .