Great experience start to finish! Dr. Gausden is a rock star. She changed my life for the better. The care I received at HSS was phenomenal. As soon as I left recovery I was up & about with a walker, I had PT the next morning & only used a walker for two days after I returned home. I’ve been walking unassisted ever since. PT started the very next day at home, which lasted for two weeks. From there, I then started going twice per week to Jag One, and it’s been 4 weeks. I had my follow-up with Dr Gausden last week. She was extremely pleased with my progress as am I. I will be going back in 2023 to do my other knee. That’s how confident I am with both my surgeon & HSS. You have to make a serious commitment to PT for this to work, that’s the key. You have to do the work in order to make this go smoothly. I couldn’t be happier to walk again without pain. PT isn’t easy, but it’s so rewarding, it inspires you to succeed.
November 27, 2023:
In 2 consecutive years I had both my knees replaced by Dr Elizabeth Gausden and as expected, there was considerable pain involved. After all, it is major surgery. But with the experience, professionalism and care of the surgical team and after-care support staff nurses, medical assistants and physical therapists, I am both happy and grateful that I chose HSS. I would not hesitate to tell anyone who asks that I recommend HSS as the best orthopedic hospital there is. To quote Dr Gausden, I now have a ‘matching set’.
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