Fastest way to find cold therapy machine for knee replacement recovery?

Post date: 2020-08-13 10:26:44

My mom was discharged from the hospital today following a knee replacement surgery, and her cold therapy machine does not work. How can we get a replacement as quickly as possible?

My mother, who lives in northern VA, was discharged from the hospital this afternoon following a knee replacement surgery yesterday. She thought she had a working ice therapy machine (like this) at home, but it turns out that the machine does NOT work. Now I'm trying to source a machine (to buy or rent) as soon as possible.

I've left messages with the joint nurse specialist from her hospital, and with her surgeon's office (both were closed by the time she told me about this), so hopefully someone there will be able to point us in a fast direction, but I'm worried that they will need multiple days to have something ordered (this was covered in pre-op a week before surgery, but turned down bc she thought she had one at home). I would just order one myself, but bc of shipping delays, offerings from Amazon/other big box stores won't arrive until 8/18 at earliest.

Is there another option I may be missing? Somewhere online with 2-day shipping? She has a friend staying with her who could drive to pick something up.

Or if you have any tips for substitute/DIY cold therapy while we source a machine, that'd be appreciated.

TIA!

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