Mike Silverwood

Camdenton, MO

JOURNEY Knee

I’m pain free in my knee, and to me, that’s just awesome!

Coleman Kitchens

West Hills, CA

JOURNEY Knee

It’s hard for people to believe that I’ve had a knee replacement. Even two months after the surgery, friends would say ‘you had it when?

Pam Lucas

Houston, TX

JOURNEY Knee

The recovery has been really good. My Physical Therapist will have me talk to people who are just coming in and say ‘See what I can do now?

Virginia Schneider

Redondo Beach, CA

JOURNEY Knee

I tell people to definitely go ahead and have this done. I’m very positive about it.

Patti Herbert

Irving, TX

JOURNEY Knee

I’m 68 but I get around like I’m 30,” Patti says. “I love my Dr. because … He gave me back everything I hadn’t had in while.

Franklin Schrader

Weston, PA

JOURNEY Knee

Life is 100% better, now. There are a lot of things I can do that I couldn’t do before. The knee and the surgeon were perfect.

Terry Cooper

San Antonio, FL

JOURNEY Knee

That speaks the world for the replacement that I got. I have no pain at all. I can go out and bowl 30 games and not feel it.

Robert Corra

Oneida, PA

JOURNEY Knee

Anything that needs to be done on the house, I do it myself, now.

Buell George

Irving, TX

JOURNEY Knee

“I don’t intend to slow down. Here I am, 70 and a half, and I see people going and doing things at 80 and 90, and I just hope I’m one of them.

Gary Shoepe

Drums, PA

JOURNEY Knee

My surgeon is outstanding,” he says. “I would recommend him to anybody. I’m very pleased

Robert Norton

Manhattan Beach, CA

JOURNEY Knee

I could not ask for anything better. The pain is gone and my life is pretty close to back to normal.

Harry Cooper

Canton, GA

JOURNEY Knee

“If I had it to do over again,” he says, “I would have done it sooner. Having experienced the relief, I’d tell anyone considering the surgery to look at doing it earlier – at least in their 50s.”

Herbert Cooper

Irving, TX

JOURNEY Knee

“The knee is mostly alright now,” he says. “I do have some pain but not much. I even knelt at the altar last Sunday at church. That was the first time since the surgery.”

Janice Walker

Irving, TX

JOURNEY Knee

“I definitely should have had the surgery a lot sooner than I did. I just kept putting it off. If I knew then what I know now, I would have done it five years ago probably.”

Jim Banach

Redondo Beach, CA

JOURNEY Knee

“During my rehabilitation, I was a communications sergeant, which is a desk job – but I was back in the field in about six months. I proved the knee was strong enough, and I didn’t have to retire.”

Jose Garcia

Irving, TX

JOURNEY Knee

“It used to be that people would be advised to wait so they wouldn’t have to have the surgery again later, but implants last longer now, so I say, ‘Just do it, don’t wait. Get it done, regardless of your age!’”

Kathleen Jackson

Irving, TX

JOURNEY Knee

“My surgeon had really wanted to do the surgery a year or two earlier before so much damage had been done – and I wish I could have. I tell people to go on and have the surgery. It really makes a difference."

Michael Elliott, Sr

Bedford, TX

JOURNEY Knee

“Before, just getting up in that truck was tough. Now, that’s easy. The hard part,” he adds, “has been getting used to using my knee after all those years of favoring it. I had to remind myself to use it walking up stairs."

Trudy Mark

Boca Raton, FL

JOURNEY Knee

“You have to make up your mind that you’re going to beat this thing. I walk very comfortably now. I don’t have full mobility, but Dr. Gupta was absolutely thrilled. I’m grateful that I have the ability to recover as fast as I did.”

Lela Cakic

Boca Raton, FL

JOURNEY Knee

“I know now how it’s supposed to be. I’m walking, and I’m very happy! I’ve already recommended my doctor to people at my church. He’s a very good doctor. ”

Bill Gittinger

Scottsdale, AZ

JOURNEY Knee

“I’m fantastic. Last month I was snowboarding in Park City. Never in my life, did I think I’d be able to do that.”

John McKenzie

Fort Atkinson, WI

JOURNEY Knee

"Through all my training and the race, my left knee felt great," John said. "I kid everyone that the best part of my body is my left knee. The rest of my body is falling apart, but that part is okay. I am simply amazed."

Marsha Murphy

Cincinnati, OH

JOURNEY Knee

"I felt wonderful," Marsha said. "I didn't feel any pain. Obviously the incision was still sore. But compared to what my knee had felt like, this was heaven."

Ernest Major

Savannah, GA

JOURNEY Knee

“A lot of people have asked me where I had my knee surgery done, and I tell them how well my recovery went, and give them Dr. Winchell’s number.”

Pearl Williams

Savannah, GA

JOURNEY Knee

“I progressed really well. They couldn’t get over it. I just didn’t want to be handicapped. I really wanted to go forward.”

Jim Lane

George West, TX

JOURNEY Knee

“I don’t regret it (the surgery), even though there were some unpleasant days. It was a price I was willing to pay.”

Jo Ann Sonlitner

New Braunfels, TX

JOURNEY Knee

“It’s not the surgery that’s difficult,” Jo Ann says. “It’s the rehabilitation that you’ve got to work at. You can’t make light of that. The rehab is work, but it’s worth it.”

Bill Wineinger

New Braunfels, TX

JOURNEY Knee

“I ride bikes pretty hard,” he said. “And I have no problems with the knee. It feels good.”

William Knowles

Ridgeland, SC

JOURNEY Knee

“I’m at the verge of trying to do all the things I used to do,” he says. “That’s why I wanted to have this done, so I could be active and start all over again. I knew that I could regain my life back. I could go and dance, fish, golf – whatever I want to

Margo Trost

Seguin, TX

JOURNEY Knee

When asked what advice she gives others who are considering knee replacement surgery, Margo says, “I explain to them about how I did, and I tell them, don’t hesitate to do it. Your life can be better.”

Kim DeMasellis

Grand Blanc, MI

JOURNEY Knee

“This JOURNEY knee implant is absolutely wonderful,” Kim says. “I can’t believe how like having your own knee it is.”

Beverly Medlock

Glennville, GA

JOURNEY Knee

“Once I had it done, it was such a relief,” she remembers. “I had put up with the pain for so many years. It’s indescribable how much relief it’s given me.”

Charmaine Sicilani

Richmond Hill, GA

JOURNEY Knee

“Within three months, I could go out walking and shopping for about an hour at a time,” she says. “I was actually surprised that I felt as good as I did within that short period of time.”

June Lennard

Reading, MI

JOURNEY Knee

“Right after surgery Dr Collins wanted me to start walking two miles a day,” June said. “So I built up to that and by four weeks I was back to mowing and everything.”

Nick Canzanese

Lester, PA

JOURNEY Knee

“Golfing is pain free.” As he reflects on his experiences, “I think why did I wait so long to have it done?”

Haven Vaughn

Spartanburg, SC

JOURNEY Knee

“Everybody has to personally decide how much pain they can put up with. Before my surgery, my pain was bad, and I didn’t even know how bad, until after it went away!”

Yvonne Branch

Irving, TX

JOURNEY Knee

“If you have a competent doctor and a quality knee, you can’t go wrong,” she asserts. “There’s always a risk, but it’s worth it.”

Harold Holman

Burlinton, WI

JOURNEY Knee

“I’m definitely glad I had surgery. Before the surgery, my leg hurt all the time – even just to stand on it. After the operation, all that pain is gone.”

Royce Carr

Mt Pleasant, TX

JOURNEY Knee

“Being back on the golf course and playing golf with my youngest son for the first time in a year was wonderful,”

Martha Smith

Irving, TX

JOURNEY Knee

“I still have a little pain, and in cold weather, my knee is a little stiff. But my surgeon says I’m okay, and, as far as I’m concerned, he’s right… I am very well blessed.”

Steven Gray

Centerville, UT

JOURNEY Knee

“I have no qualms about the product or the procedure. The procedure wasn’t as intimidating as I initially thought, and I wouldn’t hesitate to have it done on my other knee.”

Linda Walters

Grenada, MS

JOURNEY Knee

“Now, I feel just like a new person. My knee feels great. I don’t have any problems out of it. It doesn’t hurt. It never gets sore or stiff. It feels like I never had a bad knee. If I ever have to have the other one done, I won’t hesitate.”

Robert Laster

Grenada, MS

JOURNEY Knee

“I can see a marked improvement. My mobility is getting better and better. My knee feels fine. I walk fine. I even jog a short distance, and my wife is no longer saying that I’m leaning to my left!”

Peggy Hollis

Grenada, MS

JOURNEY Knee

“Now I can walk without any problem. It had got to where it hurt night and day. I couldn’t get comfortable at night, and when I did get to sleep, the pain would wake me up. I have no problems now with that. I am very glad I had the surgery.”

Queenie Allison

Glendora, MS

JOURNEY Knee

“Some people are even scared to try and get up and walk after the (knee replacement) surgery, but I wasn’t scared to get up, no ma’am. I wasn’t going to give up."

Carlo Fair

North Las Vegas, NV

JOURNEY Knee

“I’m so grateful I had it done even though I was scared to death,” Carlo laughs.