SPEAKERS
NURSE (70%), INTERLOCUTOR (30%)
IL INTERLOCUTOR LINTA MATTHEW 0:00 can start now.NH NURSE HARIPRIYA KOMPALA 0:04 Hello, good morning. My name is Priya. I'm one of the community helpers here. Can I speak to Miss Mary? Yes. Okay, Mary GP has told me to see you today. Okay. Total Knee Replacement. Am I correct? Yeah, weeks ago? Yeah. How are you doing now?IL INTERLOCUTOR LINTA MATTHEW 0:30 I'm feeling better my knees healing well. So I just stopped to using the walker yesterday evening. So I can walk now independently.NH NURSE HARIPRIYA KOMPALA 0:44 I'm glad to hear that you're recuperating very well. And may I know the reason why you stopped the worker, though you're working good. But they have suggested you to continue to use until they stop.IL INTERLOCUTOR LINTA MATTHEW 0:59 Yeah, actually, I makes me feel very disabled and all so I thought to walk independently.NH NURSE HARIPRIYA KOMPALA 1:11 Okay, what about your physiotherapy?IL INTERLOCUTOR LINTA MATTHEW 1:14 Yes, is that the main complaint for me actually, I have been complained. But this exercise regime, I don't want to do dependent on anything for routine activities. Because I already mentioned that I can use I can go with independently. So I don't want to do anything dependent for my activities, my routine care. So it's the main thing stop if there any possible to stop this physiotherapy.NH NURSE HARIPRIYA KOMPALA 1:45 I totally understand your concerns. But I need to advise you regarding you have been stopped ever exercises and using Walker, this might impact your recovery period. What I mean to say is if you follow as per the physiotherapist advice and continue to use this way, you will have a lot of benefits. For instance, continue physiotherapy will increase the range of motion and make your muscles strengthen and Walker, it helps you assist in balance. It's only three weeks ago your surgery has underwent but it at least but if replacement you need the total recovery is six weeks. And it may differ differs from person to person. IL INTERLOCUTOR LINTA MATTHEW 2:37 Okay.NH NURSE HARIPRIYA KOMPALA 2:39 I'm totally agree with you, we are doing good. But by out one day, you feel like you're good. The balance is quite okay. But it's not that you will be quite okay for a couple of days. IL INTERLOCUTOR LINTA MATTHEW 2:52 Okay, NH NURSE HARIPRIYA KOMPALA 2:53 you must follow the doctor's advice and physiotherapy exercises. Okay. So, especially this weight bearing, if it's too early for you, three weeks is too early. What do you think about it? What what why you cannot continue with the physio.IL INTERLOCUTOR LINTA MATTHEW 3:11 Yeah, but the thing is actually, sometimes I can I have some pain. So if I'll put some weight on my knee for extended period of time. So the thing is that the main thing is to I don't want the physiotherapy exercises.NH NURSE HARIPRIYA KOMPALA 3:31 Okay, regarding your pain, it's totally you can get rid of the pain. It's easy to manage. We will provide you some of the painkillers and some of the icepack some other remedies to control your pain. If you think about your pain and left all the improving things for your recovery, the recovery time will be delayed. What do youIL INTERLOCUTOR LINTA MATTHEW 4:04 think about it? Okay, so yes telling that to you contain this Walker and the medicationsNH NURSE HARIPRIYA KOMPALA 4:14 Yeah, this is very helpful for you. Take don't do not work for long distance. Take a short distance use the walker and follow the exercise resume and after that before or after you can take the pain medication, it really helps you a lot. And you can see the big difference, especially why I'm stressed it's very early and moreover if you put on weight it may cause the your knees are getting more strained cannot bear the weight in early stages. This is the reason I'm emphasising you just to follow the physiotherapy advice and continue using the frame. covers it soundsIL INTERLOCUTOR LINTA MATTHEW 4:58 okay. Okay. Okay then I will go with the same worker for under my follow up appointment.NH NURSE HARIPRIYA KOMPALA 5:08 Thank you so much. I appreciate your understanding and I will give you the next follow up visit next week and we will see there how the recovery of your knees IL INTERLOCUTOR LINTA MATTHEW 5:18 okay.NH NURSE HARIPRIYA KOMPALA 5:21 We will assess the pain level again. IL INTERLOCUTOR LINTA MATTHEW 5:23 Okay, thank you.NH NURSE HARIPRIYA KOMPALA 5:26 Yeah, welcome. See you next week.IL INTERLOCUTOR LINTA MATTHEW 5:28 Okay, thank you so much.
Comments