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Patient back to her activities after two knee surgeries “I said ‘oh no.’ I was looking forlizabeth Gist found herself to being back to normal, and I ward in the emergency room two was anxious to get out of there.” years ago when the pain in With each surgery, Dr. Smith her left knee was too much to bear. asked her about her expectations “It got to the point where I just and what she wanted to achieve. could not walk,” said Gist, who is Gist said she was an avid garin her 60s. dener and regularly went on twoGist, the wife of Jackson Mayor mile walks. She also enjoyed Jerry Gist, had a torn meniscus and walking in Jackson’s Christmas padecided to have Dr. Adam Smith at rade. West Tennessee Bone & Joint “I felt like he gave me his undiClinic do surgery. She didn’t know vided attention when I was there,” it at the time, but it was the beginGist said. “I don’t know how I ning of a long road to recovery. could have had a better experience.” “I was slow coming back, and Dr. Smith recommended the they were so patient with me,” Gist surgeries so she could maintain her said. “Dr. Smith had the patience Elizabeth Gist and her husband, Jackson Mayor Jerry Gist active lifestyle. The plan was sucof Job.” cessful. Gist is walking in the Christmas parade again. She also After knee surgery in 2010, Gist began physical therapy. She travels with her husband, and she continues to garden and walk needed crutches as her left knee healed itself, and before long, her regularly. right knee began to hurt. It was another torn meniscus, an injury “I wanted to get back to doing that, and I am back to doing from repeatedly using her right leg for support to walk with that,” Gist said. “I’m pretty much back to normal.” crutches. She would need a second surgery.
Lowell Stonecipher, M.D.
Michael Cobb, M.D.
David Johnson, M.D.
Kelly Pucek, M.D.
Harold Antwine III, M.D.
David Pearce, M.D.
Jason Hutchison, M.D.
Adam Smith, M.D.
J. Douglas Haltom, M.D.
Michael Dolan, M.D.
John Everett, M.D.
Donna Klutts, CMPE Practice Administrator
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