Watch CBS News

Sister Eleanor's Story

"The process was very, very positive."

Sister Eleanor O'Connell was very active and enjoyed hiking, backpacking, cross-country skiing, and golfing. And as a teacher, she spent many years on her feet. When she suddenly started experiencing knee pain, her lifestyle really changed. "I used to walk 3.5 miles a day. I stopped doing that," she recalls. Hearing good things about the doctors at the Virtua Joint Replacement Institute, she had a minimally invasive, quad-sparing knee replacement procedure done in 2010. The experience was so positive that when her hip started giving her trouble, she scheduled a minimally invasive hip replacement without hesitation. "I thought, am I going to have to be on a cane for the rest of my life? But Dr. Jain said, 'One day you'll walk away and you won't need a cane,' and that's just what happened."

View CBS News In
CBS News App Open
Chrome Safari Continue
Be the first to know
Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.