My Comeback Story: Lynda H.

I have both knees that were painful and bone on bone. I have lived with this for years. I first went to see Dr. Goodman around February 2025. He suggested that I lose weight and gave me a steroid injection in my left knee. Referred me to Dr. Peavy. I needed to lose weight and started the hard journey of losing weight. Saw Dr. Peavy, and he instructed me that I had to have a BMI of 40 in order to do the surgery. I have a trip planned in October where I’ll be in Europe for about a month. I went to see Dr. Peavy, thinking I had lost the correct amount of weight. But sadly had not. But he was so sweet and scheduled my surgery because his schedule was about 2 2-month wait. I promised him I would have the weight off, and I did.

In May, I was advised on all the things I needed to do in order to prepare myself for surgery. I was told the Enroute drinks suggested were not covered by insurance, and the cost is about $300. Well, I think my health is worth more than $300, so I purchased the surgical Enroute drinks. I drank 2 per day two weeks prior and am working on the two per day two weeks afterwards. The fact that I lost the weight by eating healthier, drinking the drinks, and having an absolutely wonderful doctor with Dr. Peavy, my surgery on July 8, 2025, went fantastically.

I took pain pills on the second day because I didn’t have any Tylenol. But bought some Tylenol the next day and take them three times a day as suggested, and haven’t had to have any pain pills. I started physical therapy two days after surgery, and my physical therapist has been amazed at my recovery. In the first week, I had 110 degrees of bending motion in my knee. He said I’m aiming for 120-140 degrees. And straightening out my knee, I’m about 4 degrees off. My physical therapist said that my knee replacement is the best he’s ever seen!! I’m thrilled and so happy when he encourages me like this. I didn’t have any bruising on my knee my incision looks great. It’s a little dry since I took off the bandage yesterday. I am only one week and one day out of surgery, and my physical therapist says some people aren’t as far along as I am at a month to 12 weeks. So I’m super happy and so thankful to Dr. Peavy and his staff. His trusting me to lose the rest of the weight and go ahead and schedule my surgery means the world to me!!!

It’s been a journey and a fight at times to get here. But doing what Dr. Peavy told me to do and him being my surgeon has been an amazing experience. I’m so thankful my daughter told me to go to OrthoAlabama and Dr. Goodman for sending me to Dr. Peavy!! I have a cruise planned with my grandkids on August 9, and my granddaughter, who is 6, said last week, coming out of physical therapy, “MiMi, you're walking straight!!! You’re not walking like a penguin anymore!”

So there ya go. If you don’t wanna be a penguin, have knee surgery with Dr Peavy! lol