How knee replacement surgery ended years of pain – and got patient back on her feet
- Lu Gau-cyun, like many ageing Hongkongers, needed surgery after suffering from degenerative osteoarthritis
- Foundation helps fund treatment at Hong Kong Adventist Hospital – Stubbs Road for underprivileged patients
Eight years ago, Lu Gau-cyun was forced to retire from her job because of worsening pain in her left knee. Four years later she was forced to start using a walking stick.
“My feet began to turn in and I was getting more bow-legged to avoid putting pressure on the knee,” Lu says. “When I walked, I waddled like a duck. I often ended up in a cold sweat because of the pain.”
Yet five weeks after successful knee replacement surgery, the 62-year-old is pain free and starting to walk independently again.
The operation was performed by Dr Sha Wai-leung, a consultant in orthopaedics and traumatology at Hong Kong Adventist Hospital – Stubbs Road, in Happy Valley. So far, Sha is very happy with Lu’s progress.
Lu was able to walk, albeit gingerly, the day after surgery and was discharged from Adventist only three days later.