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The Truth That Changed My Knee Replacement Recovery

The Truth That Changed My Knee Replacement Recovery

Suzie Andrade faith-based recovery, Healing Mindset, joint replacement healing, knee replacement mindset, knee replacement recovery, Mindset tips
What if your biggest setback isn’t your knee — it’s your thoughts about your recovery?That realization changed everything for me.I remember the day it hit me. I was about six weeks out from my second knee replacement and realized I still wasn’t consistently hitting zero on my extension. Some days I’d get to 3 degrees, maybe 5 — but never zero. And that tiny number became a massive mental storm.My calf hurt constantly. My foot and ankle were cranky. But the calf pain? It was brutal.And I remember thinking something must be wrong. Something dire.
Knee Replacement Healing Motivation: 5 Mindset Shifts That Change Everything

Knee Replacement Healing Motivation: 5 Mindset Shifts That Change Everything

Suzie Andrade knee replacement mindset, knee replacement recovery, Mindset tips, Postop
I know what it’s like in the middle of knee replacement recovery when you’re wondering if your body is ever going to feel normal again. I’ve been there—and I’d love to help you with this.When I was early on in my recovery, maybe 3 weeks out, I went to physical therapy with my walker. I remember watching a man walk to the back completely unassisted. Turns out, he was one week after surgery 😱. 


-Welcome to the blog!

I​’m Suzie Andrade, your Knee Replacement Coach. Two knee replacements before 50 taught me this recovery is just as mental as it is physical.

This is where we have real talk about prep, post-op and the “is this normal?” moments nobody warned you about. Practical tools, honest perspective and faith woven in so you can walk into surgery and recovery with calm confidence.

If you’re exploring surgery or already icing your knee on the couch, you’re in the right place. You’re not behind, you’re not crazy and you’re definitely not doing this alone. 🤍


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Meet Suzie Andrade

 
I was 41 when I was told I needed a knee replacement.
And that my other knee would likely follow.

That sentence alone changed how I moved through the world.

I stopped playing softball.
I stopped walking just to "walk".
I avoided stairs. Curbs. Parking far away for extra steps.
Even the small, normal things started to feel like obstacles.

One day, I was on the beach, walking through the sand and muttering under my breath with every painful step. I wanted to walk down to the water, but it felt too far. That was the day I drew a very real line in the sand and decided I couldn’t keep living this way.

I had my left knee replaced at 45, my right hip at 46 and my right knee at 48.

What I didn’t know then was that pain would shape my purpose.

Each surgery taught me more than how to heal a body. It taught me resilience, patience and how much faith we carry when we’re forced to slow down and keep going. It also showed me this: there are real gaps in the knee replacement "adventure".

Doctors and physical therapists do important work, but they don’t talk about everything — the fear, the frustration, the days when healing feels invisible. Not because they don’t care. Because they haven’t lived it. I have.

That’s why I created the Yetter Getter Mindset and why I show up as your Holistic Knee Replacement Coach — to fill in the spaces that get skipped so recovery feels doable, supported and human.

Welcome to my digital home.

A place for real guidance, real support and forward movement.






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