Balancing Joint Replacement with Opioid Concerns for those in Recovery

Emes' (patient) hip pain was excruciating; but the fear of relapsing into addiction was stronger. He searched for help and found Dr. Stephen Longenecker of the Bone & Joint Care Center. “Dr. Longenecker just looked at me, held my hands and said, ‘If you want to do this pain-medicine free, I am onboard with that,’ ” Emes recalled. “I felt his spirit. I knew he was the one. I had gone to Lehigh to get a second opinion; that guy felt way off for me, didn’t understand what I was after. I just felt it with Dr. Longenecker.” Read more in this Reading Eagle Subscriber Only article.