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Mr Philip Heaton 2023-12-28 Person 5 5 0

Although my co- morbidities would make any operation undertaken difficult Mr Heaton undertook my knee replacement despite this. My hospital stay was initially meant to be 24hrs but due to aforementioned issues it ended up being 6 days but Mr Heaton still confident all would be well. This encouragement spurred me on. Was discharged on an A frame which helped for the first week when I then transferred to a rollator. This allowed me to go out for short walks to my local shop with a seat to rest on when necessary and which also became a shopping trolley when seat not required. By week 3 I transferred to elbow crutches to move a bit quicker while still getting exercise and also visited physio. She was very surprised at the movement I had in my knee at that point given my age of 72 yrs and several other health issues. By week 4 I was using 1walking stick then when visiting physio on week 5 I had no walking aids at all and although 1 more session was agreed for early in the new year it was felt it may not be required. On my follow up appointment with Mr Heaton after 6 weeks post op I was shown the before and after x-rays of my knee. It was remarkable seeing the difference where initially my knee was bone on bone and caused great difficulty with walking whereas now there was a fairly large gap and the ability to move the knee without causing pain. Mr Heaton agreed the operation, despite several other health issues, had been a total success in a very short space of time so discharged me with advice to get back in touch if any problems do arise. I know that given time my other knee will require the same treatment but would approach that operation with much more confidence, especially if this was also being operated on by Mr Heaton. Can’t sing his praises more highly and would certainly recommend Mr Heaton and his skills to anyone else needing his specialised input as this operation has certainly put a step back into this 72 year old lady! Thank you so much.