Bloom Maule-Croxton
Rome, GA
VERILAST Knee
I’m so grateful to my surgeon. My life is totally turned around. How wonderful it is to walk, not limp, and not feel my 70-odd years.
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Lionel Dunlap
West Haven, CT
VERILAST Knee
I’m very glad I had the surgery and am considering doing the other knee. . .except I hate to miss school!
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Thomas Miller
Duluth, GA
VERILAST Knee
I’m very happy,” he says. “I’ve been pleased with the Smith & Nephew joints that I have to the point where it’s like starting all over again – it’s like being brand new.
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Pat Taylor
Amarillo, TX
VERILAST Knee
I just go running back and forth. I mean, I can actually run, and I’m 67! So, I’m proud.
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Nick Nichols
San Diego, CA
VERILAST Knee
I no longer have pain in my knees, and I’m able to be pretty flexible
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Rick Davis
Ypsilanti, MI
VERILAST Knee
“Knee replacement basically gave me my life back,” Rick remarked. “There was no way I could have continued the way I was, so I had no apprehensions and I don’t look back. I was blessed to have Dr. Kelley for my doctor. He is the best!”
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Kara Eder
Blakeslee, PA
VERILAST Knee
“I actually was able to go fishing in the river, back in my waders for the first time, which I was very excited to do.”
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Melva Street
Milan, MI
VERILAST Knee
“I do a lot that I never thought I would. Just exercising, period. And I’m having fun doing it!” Melva exclaimed. “I am definitely liking my new knees!”
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Steve DiSanto
Lawrenceville, GA
VERILAST Knee
“You’ve got to work through the pain and not worry about it,” he says. “You’ve just got to have that mindset. Know that you’re going to go through a lot, but in the end it’s well worth it.”
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Sid Farcy
Joplin, MO
VERILAST Knee
“I still have some restriction in flexion, but I’m able to walk four to five miles pretty comfortably at this point. I get some swelling sometimes, but I’m still fairly early in the process. I’m feeling quite good about it, and I would recommend it.”
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Geraldine Houk
Benbrook, TX
VERILAST Knee
Geraldine celebrated her speedy recovery with a family trip to the Fiesta Bowl. She walked all over Phoenix, AZ. She was able to easily climb all those stadium steps to see Texas Christian University take on Boise State.
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Vicki Lowell
Arlington, TX
VERILAST Knee
“With the first knee, recovery was about a year,” observes Vicki. “This time, I was walking – and walking well – within three months. Not only that, but I was up on my feet sooner after this last surgery.”
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Thomas Bohannan
Hurst, TX
VERILAST Knee
“I had very good results. Dr Weeden did a super job both times,” Thomas proclaimed. “This one was even been better than the first, and the first was great! I had no problems whatsoever, and really didn’t have any pain at all after the surgery.”
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Ginny Brown
Hoschton, GA
VERILAST Knee
“The knee is awesome! I had a really good experience.” She is looking forward to twirling around the dance floor with Randy for many years to come.
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Bryan Davis
Red Bank, NJ
VERILAST Knee
“I hope that my experience can be a beacon for people that may be going through the same thing,” Bryan said. “Three months plus a few days after surgery, and I feel fantastic! I don’t even give my knee a second thought.”
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Rick Black
Lincolnton, NC
VERILAST Knee
Feeling “100% satisfied so far,” Rick says he couldn’t be happier with his new knee and is looking forward to having his left knee replaced. “If the other knee works out like the first one, I’ll be good.”
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Sharon Eisenshank
Laurel, IN
VERILAST Knee
“I don’t hurt like I did. I don’t have to just do a little and sit down. I can get up and do what I want to do, for how ever long as I want to.”
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Valerie Badgett
Ft Worth, TX
VERILAST Knee
“I don’t walk with a limp any more. Right away my limp was gone.” She once again enjoys going to football games to cheer for the Arkansas Razorbacks. “I don’t have any pain any more and I can do all the things used to do!”
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James Curran
Versailles, IN
VERILAST Knee
“I have a great deal of energy and enthusiasm where I was depressed before. It is like a heavy weight has been lifted off of my shoulders.”
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Nancy Nuccio
Sun City West, AZ
VERILAST Knee
“Be patient after the surgery. I thought my knee surgery would be a ‘walk in the park,’ but it does take awhile to heal. Rehab is where you find out ‘patience is a virtue.’”
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Marti Couch
Milroy, IN
VERILAST Knee
“Knowing what to expect the second time helped me to push myself,” Marti says. “With my right knee, I did so well that I only spent seven days at the in-patient facility and reached a 90-degree bend within the first couple of weeks.”
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Romey Mack
Lincoln, CA
VERILAST Knee
“He plopped it in there. It fit. He closed me up, and it was done. Except for some swelling after the operation, I had almost no pain. Now I’m looking forward to doing the right knee.”
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Kim Jones
Shelby, NC
VERILAST Knee
“Now I can go places and walk all around without getting tired. I actually went to our local county fair this year.”
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Stanley Johnston
Gun Barrel City, TX
VERILAST Knee
“I feel great. The only time it bothers me is when the weather changes,” he laughs. “I know when a cold front is coming in. Overall, it feels great. In fact, I’m planning to have the right knee done next year.”
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Gail Griffin
Fort Worth, TX
VERILAST Knee
Gail loves her busy life – which includes four children, three grandchildren, a full-time job and even helping out at her brother’s ranch. “I like that type of work,” she says simply, “At the end of the day, you can see what you’ve done.”
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Laura Baxter
Irving, TX
VERILAST Knee
“I am happy to be back in my routine.” Laura would encourage anyone who is considering knee replacement surgery to “go ahead and do it!” “My life is so much better than before and I am like a brand new me!”
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Carolee Pellerin
Boca Raton, FL
VERILAST Knee
“I tell everybody that I got a new knee, and I’m so excited about it. I suffered for so long. If I had only known about this procedure, I would have had it done years ago. But then I don’t know if I would have gotten the VERILAST.”
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Faye Fisher
Sience Hill, KY
VERILAST Knee
“I told Dr. Pace if he didn’t do anything else, to just make me where I can dance,” she laughs. “Everybody says I’m doing really good. I’m just impatient to get back to swimming and dancing.”
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Micki Seaton
Arlington, TX
VERILAST Knee
“The best is being able to play basketball with my nine-year-old grandson again. He said, ‘I can’t believe my grandma beat me at basketball!’”
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Fred Boettcher
Vancouver, WA
VERILAST Knee
“This new knee has not only given him back geocaching, it has given him back ‘quality time’ with us all.”
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Jo-Ann Frontera
Hopelawn, NJ
VERILAST Knee
“Get up and do it, that’s my motto. Hey, the sun’s up, my feet hit the floor, and I am out the door!”
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Dannie Hatton
Dallas, TX
VERILAST Knee
“I am free of constant pain,” he says. “I am free of waking up at night in pain, and I have freedom of mobility again. I have complete freedom…there is nothing like it!”
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Ian Budge
San Diego, CA
VERILAST Knee
“You could say that I was definitely impressed” with the wear ability of the OXINIUM™ Knee and the VERILAST™ Knee Technology”
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Fran Knepper
Hendersonville, TN
VERILAST Knee
I used the cane for the first few days back at work, but I’ve been pretty much on my own ever since,” she recalls. “I don’t have pain in my knee anymore. It’s awesome.”
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Sharon Lawrence
Spring, TX
VERILAST Knee
“It was the best thing I ever did,” Sharon shares. “I remember the first time I was able to walk from one end of the mall to the other end. I hadn’t done that in years because I would just park in front of the store and hobble in and hobble out.”
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Sandra Evans
Durham, NH
VERILAST Knee
“I feel like I’ve just kind of popped back. I feel like these are my knees.” She’s also been known to tease her surgeon by declaring that he “undersold the surgery!”
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Gwen Minturn
Pomfret, MD
VERILAST Knee
“You really have to work the leg,” Gwen says. “I noticed a lot of people would just do what they had to do, but you have to work hard in the beginning. The reward is, the pain will go away.”
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Julie Knapp
Gresham, OR
VERILAST Knee
“It’s really great to know that I can walk over uneven surfaces without that tweak that can send me into massive swelling. That I can take the long walk to the beach. That I don’t have to elevate my leg to sleep. I can get around all the time.”
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Sharon Cataldo
Ashland, PA
VERILAST Knee
“We visited France, Italy, Greece, and Croatia,” Sharon recalls. “It was great. We walked five miles a day. I walked up the steps of the Parthenon and up 120 steps of an art museum in Florence. I would not have made it had I not had the replacement.”
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Phil Brookes
Lansdowne, PA
VERILAST Knee
“I’ve had no problem whatsoever, and I strongly encourage anyone who talks to me about it to get it done. Why live with the pain?”
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Corinthia Barnes
Sharon Hill, PA
VERILAST Knee
“I danced with my grandson. It was the first time I had danced in years. I was able to stay outside and moved all around and talked to people. I got my life back.”
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Richard Pierce, Sr
Laurel, MD
VERILAST Knee
“I feel good now,” reports Richard. He is back to working in his garden, even cutting the grass. “I can walk every place now.”
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Mike Drummond
The Woodlands, TX
VERILAST Knee
“I moved from using a walker to a cane very rapidly. That took about eight days. Everyone was astonished.”
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Cynthia Gensamer
Cypress, TX
VERILAST Knee
“I feel fantastic, like a new person.” She back quilting and is even looking forward to getting her other knee replaced in a few months. “I can’t wait to get my left knee done too.”
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Lynn Kearney
Vista, CA
VERILAST Knee
“My handicap placard expired recently, and I cut it up and threw it away. I am officially off the handicap list,” Lynn laughs. “I can walk the mall. I can walk neighborhoods. I can walk and walk and walk, and I’m fine.”
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Gay McDermott
Kansas City, MO
VERILAST Knee
“There’s not too much I can’t do now,” Gay notes. “I have a little trouble getting up from a low sitting position, but that’s because the other knee is not in good shape.”
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Mike Cahall
Westville, NJ
VERILAST Knee
“I feel really good,” says Mike noting that the surgery and his recovery went even better than he expected. “I’m throwing a baseball for the first time in years. I’m playing with my kids, walking, working, and doing some fishing.”
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Leslie Mull
Lansing, MI
VERILAST Knee
“Go into it with an understanding that you have to work to get full recovery. If you are willing to do that you will get a full recovery without pain.”
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Waneen Henshaw
North Port, FL
VERILAST Knee
“My right knee is fantastic!” Waneen says enthusiastically. “If my left knee goes completely kaplooey, I told (my orthopaedist) I’d be back in to see him!”
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Maurice Cooks
Las Vegas, NV
VERILAST Knee
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Linda DeLgatto
Staten Island, NY
VERILAST Knee
“The steps are very steep, and I would go down like an old lady,” she notes. “I hated it. Now I’m just bouncing up and down. It’s the best thing I’ve ever done. It was life changing.”
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Sandra Roberson
Oceanside, CA
VERILAST Knee
“I walk, I garden, I cook, I am back to everything with no pain. It is just great,”
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Charles Cramer
Ft Worth, TX
VERILAST Knee
“It was a very smooth procedure,” he says. “I spent two days in the hospital and had great physical therapy from the folks that came to my house for a few weeks afterward. I have had nothing but praise since. It’s just been wonderful.”
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Linda Mazner
Punta Gorda, FL
VERILAST Knee
“I am feeling great and I am back to bowling.” She is showing property with the greatest of ease. Linda plans to do a walk-a-thon to benefit pancreatic cancer with her son.
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Lise Husted
Shoreline, WA
VERILAST Knee
“It was the best thing…well, the best medical thing…that has ever happened to me.”
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Bill Dawson
Bayfield, CO
VERILAST Knee
“I have been pain free from the day of my surgery. It is just miraculous. I credit that to a great product and my remarkable surgeon.”
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