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<blockquote data-quote="John6185" data-source="post: 4150053" data-attributes="member: 25679">Shoulder surgery was the worst?&nbsp; Not for me, the knee replacement was and that is probably because it is weight bearing.&nbsp; I&#039;ll take a shoulder replacement any day over a knee replacement. But to your credit, the Doc that did my knee said the shoulder surgery is worse.And as far as the VA is concerned,&nbsp; as someone said it might be month before they call you in for surgery.&nbsp; I&#039;ll add this-if you are an interesting case and a resident feels that they want to do your surgery, they&#039;ll call you in fairly quickly.&nbsp; And they&#039;ll jiggle the schedule to work you in-I&#039;ve seen this in Opthalmology when I worked there.&nbsp; The socail Worker will offer you a grab rail for the shower, toilet/comode area and send someone out to install them.&nbsp; They will provide various aids such as a walker, cane. crutches or whatever you might need-even a shower wand or hose.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="John6185, post: 4150053, member: 25679"] Shoulder surgery was the worst? Not for me, the knee replacement was and that is probably because it is weight bearing. I'll take a shoulder replacement any day over a knee replacement. But to your credit, the Doc that did my knee said the shoulder surgery is worse. And as far as the VA is concerned, as someone said it might be month before they call you in for surgery. I'll add this-if you are an interesting case and a resident feels that they want to do your surgery, they'll call you in fairly quickly. And they'll jiggle the schedule to work you in-I've seen this in Opthalmology when I worked there. The socail Worker will offer you a grab rail for the shower, toilet/comode area and send someone out to install them. They will provide various aids such as a walker, cane. crutches or whatever you might need-even a shower wand or hose. [/QUOTE]

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