Jane.

Two years ago Jane tore both menisci in her right knee. An MRI at the time revealed extensive osteoarthritis and she had an arthroscopy, but the knee never really recovered.

Over the next two years the weakness in her right knee took its toll on her left, so much so that on holiday early in 2019 she was unable to walk along the beach without severe pain in both knees. Standing up after sitting at a desk or a restaurant table brought excruciating pain, and she had to wait for both knees to “settle” before she could walk forward. Even walking around a supermarket hurt. She wanted her quality of life back, to be pain free, and to enjoy the things she had done before the tears.

Jane worked at St Peter’s Hospital in Chertsey and had heard of Mr Trikha; when she researched knee specialists online, he came up as one of the top in Surrey, and she asked her GP to refer her. Following an appointment and scans, Mr Trikha felt a total knee replacement was the most appropriate course of action given the condition of her right knee, and the operation went ahead in late spring 2019.

“When I saw Mr Trikha two and a half weeks post-op, he gauged my mobility as being at the six-week post-op recovery. My recovery has been so good, so far, that I am already back driving the car and able to walk unaided by crutches for 1.4 km, pain free.”Jane

“Please do everything both your medical team, Consultant in particular, and your physiotherapists ask you to do, both pre and post procedure. You have to put in the ground work yourself in order to achieve the results. Yes, post-op it hurts, but ice is your best friend, and you have to push yourself if you want to do things that you haven’t been able to do prior to surgery.”Jane

“Mr Trikha operated on me at the Nuffield Hospital Woking and the care that I received from everyone was exceptional. He took the time to explain all the pros and cons of major surgery, and the reassurance he gave me helped me make the decision, a decision I do not regret in any way. Paul is charming, reassuring and patient, everything that one needs in a Surgeon. A Consultant at the top of his field, and apparently my success so far is in his top 10%! I cannot recommend him too highly.”Jane

“Jane has worked hard, which is already paying off in terms of her recovery from her total knee replacement. I wish her well with her continued improvement.”Mr Paul Trikha