“I am so grateful Tiffany wrote this book! Even though it is specific for those going through hip replacement, her advice is relevant for most any type of surgery. I loved her section on interviewing surgeons and how you can become a more savvy patient by being informed and asking the right questions. She will guide you every step of the way as she has knows the path well. This book will definitely be on my list of recommendations for my patients going through hip replacement, and more. And - it's very well written and easy to read! Thank you, Tiffany!” - Dr. Leslie Peterson, ND
"Anderson uses her knowledge to provide readers with extensive, yet concise information that includes resources, suggestions and a checklist for people who are either going through hip replacement or assisting someone going through the process.This is highly recommended reading." -Paige Lovitt for Reader Views
"This book is a must-read for anyone facing major surgery or those interested in improving their personal health. The most empowering message from the book is that there is life, health, and hope ahead." - Maria Milligan, Utah Stories
"My favorite feature of the book was the author's comparison of joint replacement to necessary home maintenance. As an avid DIY enthusiast, I found this illustration quite engaging and much more fun to read than a book full of medical jargon. I'm pleased to rate it 4 out of 4 stars." - Official Review Online Book Club
“This book is a very helpful guide for anyone facing major surgery. I felt reading the book is like sitting down and talking over experiences and challenges with a friend over a cup of tea. Tiffany is very open and honest. I like how she combines western and alternative medicine possibilities to help the healing process, and honestly could be applied to all aspects of life. I highly recommend this book.” - L. Bodganow, Epidemiologist
“When I began reading Tiffany's book, I was not in need of a hip replacement. I was concerned for an aging parent, who, one day may need such care. Yet, Tiffany engaged me as a reader and I felt inspired by her tenacity and grit, detailing her journey through a most difficult medical crisis. The thing is, it doesn't read like a medical book! She includes so much more, in considering the social, physical, intellectual, emotional and spiritual aspects of caring for oneself in a holisitc way. The enhanced healing techniques she provides offer a plethora of options to try. As a mental health practitioner, I am always seeking resources to provide to clients. And I am grateful to have this read, not just as a medical resource, but also a very inclusive guide for pre- and post surgery. What a wonderful offering for anyone anticipating hip surgery or just searching for all around wellness! Touche Tiffany. Well Done.” - T. Busch, LCSW
“The one feature that will keep this book from being required reading for everyone undergoing a total hip replacement is Tiffany’s use of alternative therapies and medicines before, during and after her surgeries. However, given the opioid crisis, it has never been more timely to know there are other ways to deal with post surgical pain in addition to using pills that for some will lead to addiction.
Butternut to Bionic is Tiffany Anderson’s story, very well written, and an honest, detailed and often humorous account about how she prepared, went through and recovered from two total hip replacements and one hip revision. And while Tiffany is a proponent of alternative treatments, she does not stint on clearly crediting the practitioners of Western medicine, her surgeon, his team, the hospital staff, and all their expertise, for literally giving her her life back.
And though the lists of questions she provides for patients to ask their doctors before surgery, along with the myriad suggestions of how to prepare for life post-surgery alone would make this book a must read for any preoperative patient, it is so much more than that. In Butternut to Bionic Tiffany not only recounts events, but shares her feelings and fears along the way adding another valuable dimension to her story and the advice she gives. Spoiler alert. When she described the moment she learned she had a fracture after her second hip replacement that needed another surgery, I gasped and felt her despair, too.
I highly recommend this book to anyone contemplating total hip replacement. And to any medical provider who has qualms about recommending this book because he or she does not feel comfortable with any or all of the non-traditional therapies Tiffany used, I say, by all means, share the same caveat Tiffany herself consistently gave throughout her book each time she wrote about using an alternative treatment or medicine that worked for her: “Ask your doctor.”
However. Who knows? Maybe one or all of the nontraditional ways Tiffany used that allowed her to wean herself off her strong pain pills earlier rather than later just might keep one less person, hopefully many, from becoming yet another statistic in this country’s ongoing opioid epidemic.” - Lynn Little, RN
“Wow! I wish that I would have read Tiffany's Butternut to Bionic six months before I had my hip replacement. I thought that I had asked plenty of questions prior, but obviously not the right questions to be properly informed and prepared for the surgery or the aftercare. Tiffany has given the reader the knowledge and methods that she has gleaned and organized from her own experiences. Had this resource guide been available before my decisions were made, I feel certain that they would have been more informed and that my surgery would have had a more positive outcome.
Orthopedic surgeons should be providing this resource to their patients pre-surgery. This book covers it all. And although this pertains specifically to joint replacement surgery, this book is a tremendous resource guide for patients facing surgeries or contemplating any medical procedures or treatments. Knowledge is power, and we should always be able to maintain power over our medical decisions.”
Barbara Good
Salt Lake City, Utah
Left Anterior Hip Replacement - 2014
