Recovery setbacks

Infections After Total Knee Replacement: Awareness Without Fear

Let me take you back to 2020 for a minute.

I’m not here to reopen that whole chapter of history. I’m just giving you context, because at that point in my life I had one knee that was about eight months old and a hip that was barely two months post-op.

So yes, I was very aware of my body.

Anytime you go through joint replacement, you’re told about a couple of risks right out of the gate. Infections and blood clots. Those two tend to stick in your mind. And when the world started talking nonstop about illness, I found myself doing what a lot of people do when they’re unsure. I started searching online.

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Knee Replacement Recovery: What Happens When Healing Takes You Somewhere Unexpected —

We’ve spent all week talking about how knee replacement recovery is a lot like taking a vacation.

On Monday, I laid the groundwork for that whole idea — how seeing recovery through a different lens can make the process feel less foreign and a little more familiar. It literally changes your perspective and for me it was the little boost to take the heaviness out of the surgery that week leading up to my replacement. Check out the Introduction to this blog series here.

Tuesday, we talked about traveling solo, and how this is ultimately a one-person job. This was an important concept to me because there comes a point in your recovery where it's your strength that's gonna push you through on your range of motion and extension.
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Hey there, friend—Welcome to the blog!

I’m Suzie Andrade, your Knee Replacement BFF, and I’m so glad you made it here 🤍

This space? It’s your go-to corner of the internet for real talk, practical tools, and a whole lotta heart when it comes to knee replacement. I’ll walk you through the prep, the post-op, the “is-this-normal?” 🙈 moments—and everything in between—with faith, mindset, and a sprinkle of natural wellness.

You’ll find tips for healing your whole body (and spirit), navigating surgery like a boss, and living fully—even if you’re icing your knee while doing it.
Whether you're just starting to explore surgery or deep in the recovery trenches, you're not alone. We're in this together—let’s get the YET.

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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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