I participated in this event, sponsored by BoneSmart, on May 4th, 2019. BoneSmart is the largest joint replacement forum in the world and is one of the online resources I used for support before and after my surgeries. It is a repository of a wealth of information on all types of joint replacements and includes user forums for support.

I was honored to be asked to create a short video of my experience for this event and to participate via a live Internet feed on a panel. I just received this link to the videos capturing the whole day and wanted to pass it along for those of you following my blog. There are a number of surgeons presenting all the latest information on joint replacements, as well as patient testimonials.

Here is the link: Joint Awareness Day Videos

My testimonial, including a nice video montage of what I can do now, appears in Session 10 at about the 1/2 way point. The patient panel I participated in live is recorded in Session 11.

I would encourage those of you getting ready for joint replacement to have a look at the videos. In the upper right you will see a menu option for accessing the 2018 JRAD videos.

I think it’s fun that this link was sent to me right before my one-year anniversary: October 31st. That was the day I had my cerclage cable removed in 2018 and when my recovery really took off. I’m happy to say that I am back to my normal self at last! I had a really great rest of my summer camping and hiking (reasonably), having learned from my earlier over-exuberance!