Mr Marcus Cope 2021-07-26 Person 5 5 0

It is with the greatest of pleasure that I sing the praises of Mr Marcus Cope. This is with regard to a total knee replacement of my left knee which took place on June 4th 2021. I had a long wait for the op due to having to lose weight and the Covid restrictions. At the pre op at Renacres I was provided with sound advice and plenty of written information to prepare me. The day of the op arrived and I was jittery but I need not have worried the care I received post op was superb. Physio Paul, as with Mr Cope, explained so much and I knew on discharge how to get my knee functioning. More importantly at that time from the moment my knee touched the floor post op I felt no pain! The pain, from my experience anyway, is that the operated leg is swollen, very swollen, and of course this includes the scar area and inevitably it makes it hard/painful to bend. Perseverance paid off and I soon found it more able to bend as some of the swelling reduced. All of the information provided pre op informed of the swelling and how long this can last so it is nothing to be alarmed about. I have osteoarthritis elsewhere but have reduced the amount of prescribed pain relief dramatically. This has got to be a good thing. My biggest achievement post op is using a pedal bin as I previously I found it impossible to stand on my sore leg to operate the pedal with my good leg. Just a simple, everyday activity but just one of many things that an arthritic knee affects. So thank you Mr Cope from the bottom of my heart for all that you have done for me in improving the quality of my life!