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The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery 80:2-3 (1998)
© 1998 The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.

Editorial

Editorial - A Commentary on Healing

Carol Roberts Gerson, M.D., F.A.A.P.

I am a surgeon. I am not an orthopaedic surgeon. I recently returned from ten days in my hometown, helping my eighty-year-old mother through a total knee replacement. The first three days of this experience were dreadful. I knew that they would be difficult medically, but I was not prepared for the impotence and rage that I experienced in attempting to obtain information and support from her surgeon.

Despite the fact that I am as medically sophisticated as my mother's surgeon, I was unable to get him to talk to me. He stood in the family waiting room ten feet away from me and said, "We're finished. She's fine and going to the recovery room." I tried to ask questions as he edged toward the door. I wanted to know about the operation, postoperative management, and pain control. His demeanor clearly said, "I have no time for you. My job . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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