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Janet Cromer foi gradualmente tendo cada vez mais dificuldade em andar confortavelmente e j\u00e1 n\u00e3o conseguia participar nas aulas de exerc\u00edcio de que gostava. Por fim, depois de as interven\u00e7\u00f5es n\u00e3o cir\u00fargicas n\u00e3o terem sido suficientes, foi submetida a uma cirurgia bem sucedida de substitui\u00e7\u00e3o total do joelho efectuada por Joseph Lifrak, MD,<\/a> um cirurgi\u00e3o ortop\u00e9dico da Southcoast Health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Como enfermeira registada m\u00e9dica e psiqui\u00e1trica reformada, fiquei muito impressionada com os cuidados abrangentes e completos que recebi ao longo da minha experi\u00eancia na Southcoast Health\", afirmou Janet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ficou t\u00e3o impressionada que decidiu nomear todos os elementos da sua equipa de cuidados como Southcoast Stars atrav\u00e9s do Grateful Patient Program. Partilhando a sua hist\u00f3ria, Janet recordou o impacto que cada pessoa teve no seu percurso de cura.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Quando ela precisava de ser operada, Joan Wildenhain, NP<\/a>Joan, a sua m\u00e9dica, forneceu-lhe instru\u00e7\u00f5es claras antes da opera\u00e7\u00e3o, bem como cuidados e orienta\u00e7\u00e3o ap\u00f3s a opera\u00e7\u00e3o. Ao longo de v\u00e1rias consultas, Joan respondeu minuciosamente a todas as perguntas que Janet tinha e certificou-se sempre de explicar as suas op\u00e7\u00f5es. \"Senti que ela dedicou algum tempo a compreender-me como pessoa, e n\u00e3o apenas o meu historial complexo\", afirmou Janet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No in\u00edcio, Janet estava ansiosa por ser submetida a uma anestesia espinal, mas o seu anestesista p\u00f4-la \u00e0 vontade e administrou a medica\u00e7\u00e3o com per\u00edcia. Ap\u00f3s a cirurgia, Janet passou uma noite no hospital e depois regressou a casa, onde teve uma consulta de fisioterapia imediata com Scott Cook, RPT da Southcoast Health at Home (Sa\u00fade em casa)<\/a>. Ela gostou da combina\u00e7\u00e3o da sua experi\u00eancia e do seu humor, pois ele trabalhou com ela para evitar complica\u00e7\u00f5es e p\u00f4-la a andar rapidamente. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Enquanto recuperava, Janet passou tr\u00eas meses em fisioterapia intensiva em regime ambulat\u00f3rio com Karen Glenn, RPT na Southcoast Health Brain & Spine (C\u00e9rebro e coluna vertebral)<\/a>. Karen sempre soube como levantar-lhe o \u00e2nimo quando necess\u00e1rio e guiou-a atrav\u00e9s de um regime progressivo que levou a uma melhoria constante da mobilidade. Karen foi ainda mais longe e ajudou a desenvolver um programa de for\u00e7a e fitness que Janet continua a seguir no seu gin\u00e1sio local.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hoje em dia, Janet orgulha-se de poder partilhar que pode andar os quil\u00f3metros que quiser, sem dores.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Este ver\u00e3o, fiz caminhadas nos trilhos do Parque Nacional de Acadia com o meu marido\", disse ela. \"Tamb\u00e9m regressei \u00e0s aulas de Pilates e de ioga e sinto-me no meu melhor eu de 75 anos!\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Se pretender homenagear um prestador de cuidados de sa\u00fade da Southcoast Health com um agradecimento impactante, visite www.southcoast.org\/philanthropy\/grateful-patient-program\/<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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