When I woke up in recovery after a knee replacement, I was in incredibly intense agony. I discussed this with him, and he simply said "[there was] no more he could do." The pain was SO BAD that I just went home after one day. Ten days later, when I was able to see my pain doctor, they worked with me, tried different medications until they found something that worked and relieved my severe pain.
If a doctor can do the procedure correctly, that's good. But it doesn't end there. I have a VERY low tolerance for physical pain, so my experience was awful. read more