‘With my knee replacement, I feel like I’m born again. I am now able to walk 10,000 steps a day again and before long I will be back to playing golf too! Dr. Thomas Boerger was very professional from the word go. He’s a very good communicator and explained everything that was going to be done step-by-step. Even after the surgery was completed, and I was in the recovery room, he kindly called my wife to reassure her that everything went well – a gesture I really appreciated.’
In 2017 I moved to Spain, as the climate would help with the symptoms of my arthritis. However my knee pain became worse, to the point where I could no longer play golf, I couldn’t walk down steps, or easily turn. It was a disabling pain.
I was recommended to see Dr. Thomas Boerger, and from the start I realised he was very professional and very hands-on, meaning things happened a lot faster than I anticipated. For example, all the imaging was done the same day as my initial consultation. So, Dr. Boerger was able to go through the results with me and plan my procedure.
I had my Total Knee Replacement at the HC Marbella private hospital. I have been a patient at private hospitals before, but HC has an excellent team – and good food too!
Dr. Thomas Boerger was on top of every detail, dealing with the considerations that I was a diabetic and the medication was on. At no time did I ever doubt his capabilities.
Once I was out of recovery, he also visited me in my private room to explain how the procedure had gone. He continued to visit me during my short stay in HC Hospital and he emphasise the importance of doing exercise as soon as possible.
In fact, I was up and out of bed the next day. The hospital physio explained my recovery plan and how to use the crutches etc. After my short stay of nearly a week in hospital I was able to get around with confidence with just the one crutch. I did all the prescribed exercises in and out of bed – I took this very seriously. I think this is why I was able to be walking well independently after just a few weeks.
My life before and after the procedure is like ‘night and day’ – my quality of life has improved so much compared to before. The awful, disabling pain had gone and it was like a completely new beginning.
I would recommend Dr. Thomas Boerger 100%!