The Joint Adventure: Hips, Knees, and Everything Nobody Told You

Things My Mother Forgot to Mention · Apr 2, 2026 · 35m

So Jan's basically building a new body one joint at a time, and we figured it was time to talk about it.

As of recording, Jan is eight weeks out from her fourth joint replacement, a knee this time, and we got into all of it. The parts they don't put in the brochure. The stuff your surgeon forgets to mention. The real experience of living in a body that needs a little extra hardware to keep going.

If you have a joint replacement in your future, or your mom does, or you're just trying to figure out how to stay mobile as you age, this one is genuinely useful. We promise.

Here's what we covered…