When your joints fail, everything changes - how you walk, how you sleep, how you feel about yourself. Whether you're recovering from joint surgery, battling chronic pain, or navigating stiffness and swelling no one prepared you for, this book is your real-world guide to getting through it. In "When Your Joints Failed You," author Willie P. Matt offers what most doctors and pamphlets don't: honest, practical advice rooted in experience. From managing pain and swelling to preparing your home and tracking your recovery, this book walks with you through the parts of healing that feel isolating and overwhelming. This is not a clinical manual. It's a lifeline for people who feel like their body has betrayed them - filled with comfort, tough truths, and small victories that matter more than most people realize. Inside you'll discover: Real recovery tips for joint pain, stiffness, swelling, and surgery How to deal with the mental and emotional strain no one talks about What to expect that your doctors didn't explain Encouragement to help you stay motivated during the slow days Advice on how to protect your mental health when your mobility feels limited Whether you're recovering from a knee replacement, shoulder surgery, or living with chronic joint conditions, this book is for real people going through real pain - and determined to heal. You may feel broken now. But you are not done.You are healing. And you're not doing it alone anymore.