Not sure what to ask your doctor before surgery? 


You're not alone, friend. When you're facing a knee replacement, it's hard to even know what you don't know — let alone what to ask.

 I've been there. Three times, actually. So I made you the list I wish someone had handed me.
These are the questions that actually matter — about the procedure, your recovery, pain management, and the things most people don't think to ask until it's too late. You won't ask every one, and you're not meant to. It's a starting place to get you thinking about what you most want to know.

Print it out. Add your own questions. Walk into that appointment feeling prepared instead of overwhelmed.

Grab your free copy below — and let's get you ready. 🤍

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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