Stan

It's pain management.

It's like, you know, staying ahead of the pain and understanding how to stay ahead of the pain, even when you're in the hospital or you're at the, you know, in a hotel situation, how is it that you know how to stay ahead of the pain as you're recovering?

And they really appreciate that insight, you know, and what to do.

It's like, take some medication before you go to PT.

you know, so you could do your exercises, those types of things.

I was going to ask about professional athletes, too, but go ahead, Dr. Fisher.

You know, I remember distinctly too, doing exercises, the appropriate exercises before surgery.

It really, really helps, especially if you're, I can relate to knee, if you do exercise beforehand, it really gets your mind in that state in order to continue doing those after surgery.

Plus it also strengthens the, you know, in this case, like the quadricep muscles,

beforehand in order to help take some of the pressure off of your knee beforehand.

So really, it's all a mindset.

It's establishing routines differently the whole nine yards.

So I want to talk about professional athletes a little bit.

So I remember distinctly, especially with my second knee, that...

One of your colleagues came in to see me.

You were at a Vikings game.

You had already gone to a Vikings game that day.

It was a Sunday.

I was in the hospital.

And your colleague came in to check in on me.