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Synopsis
The procedure ends. Recovery begins.
In the days after surgery, patients leave a controlled clinical setting and enter a home environment where pain, swelling, medications, mobility, wound care, and uncertainty become daily decisions. Practices remain responsible for care, yet much of the recovery experience unfolds beyond their view.
In The Missing 21 Days, Postiva Health founder Kelly Kolek examines the overlooked gap between discharge and follow-up. Through practical frameworks, fictionalized composite recovery stories, and lessons from building a nationwide RN postoperative support service, she shows how surgical practices can create clearer communication, support caregivers, organize patient-reported information, and preserve physician control.
Written for surgeons, practice leaders, nurses, healthcare entrepreneurs, patients, and families, this book offers a disciplined vision for the period when recovery becomes real: the first twenty-one days at home. Recovery should not be an afterthought. It should be part of surgical excellence.
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About the Author
Kelly Kolek is the founder of Postiva Health and author of The Missing 21 Days: Closing the Gap Between Surgery and Recovery. Her work focuses on one of the most overlooked parts of the surgical experience: what happens after the patient goes home.Through Postiva Health, Kelly has worked closely with physicians, nurses, surgical practices, and patients to better understand the communication and support gaps that can occur during recovery. The Missing 21 Days grew from that experience and from her belief that patients and families deserve to feel informed, supported, and prepared during the weeks following surgery.Kelly lives in Florida with her family and continues to advocate for a more connected, human approach to postoperative recovery.
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. What happens after surgery-when the patient leaves the hospital or surgical center and recovery truly begins?The Missing 21 Days: Closing the Gap Between Surgery and Recovery focuses on the often-overlooked period between surgical discharge and follow-up care, when patients and caregivers are suddenly responsible for managing recovery at home.Written for patients, caregivers, and families, this practical guide helps readers navigate the transition home, organize recovery questions, prepare for conversations with their surgical team, and better understand the importance of following individualized discharge and recovery instructions.Successful surgery is only the beginning. Patients may return home with medications, activity restrictions, wound-care instructions, follow-up appointments, and questions that do not arise until hours or days after discharge. The Missing 21 Days brings attention to this critical recovery window and helps patients and caregivers feel more prepared for the days that follow surgery.The book emphasizes communication, preparation, and partnership with the patient's healthcare team and is not a substitute for medical advice, diagnosis, treatment, or a physician's individualized instructions.Created by Kelly Kolek, Founder of Postiva Health, The Missing 21 Days reflects her broader work focused on improving the experience between surgical discharge and recovery at home. A practical guide for patients and caregivers navigating the critical days between surgical discharge and recovery at home. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9798234180513
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. What happens after surgery-when the patient leaves the hospital or surgical center and recovery truly begins?The Missing 21 Days: Closing the Gap Between Surgery and Recovery focuses on the often-overlooked period between surgical discharge and follow-up care, when patients and caregivers are suddenly responsible for managing recovery at home.Written for patients, caregivers, and families, this practical guide helps readers navigate the transition home, organize recovery questions, prepare for conversations with their surgical team, and better understand the importance of following individualized discharge and recovery instructions.Successful surgery is only the beginning. Patients may return home with medications, activity restrictions, wound-care instructions, follow-up appointments, and questions that do not arise until hours or days after discharge. The Missing 21 Days brings attention to this critical recovery window and helps patients and caregivers feel more prepared for the days that follow surgery.The book emphasizes communication, preparation, and partnership with the patient's healthcare team and is not a substitute for medical advice, diagnosis, treatment, or a physician's individualized instructions.Created by Kelly Kolek, Founder of Postiva Health, The Missing 21 Days reflects her broader work focused on improving the experience between surgical discharge and recovery at home. A practical guide for patients and caregivers navigating the critical days between surgical discharge and recovery at home. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9798234180513
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. What happens after surgery-when the patient leaves the hospital or surgical center and recovery truly begins?The Missing 21 Days: Closing the Gap Between Surgery and Recovery focuses on the often-overlooked period between surgical discharge and follow-up care, when patients and caregivers are suddenly responsible for managing recovery at home.Written for patients, caregivers, and families, this practical guide helps readers navigate the transition home, organize recovery questions, prepare for conversations with their surgical team, and better understand the importance of following individualized discharge and recovery instructions.Successful surgery is only the beginning. Patients may return home with medications, activity restrictions, wound-care instructions, follow-up appointments, and questions that do not arise until hours or days after discharge. The Missing 21 Days brings attention to this critical recovery window and helps patients and caregivers feel more prepared for the days that follow surgery.The book emphasizes communication, preparation, and partnership with the patient's healthcare team and is not a substitute for medical advice, diagnosis, treatment, or a physician's individualized instructions.Created by Kelly Kolek, Founder of Postiva Health, The Missing 21 Days reflects her broader work focused on improving the experience between surgical discharge and recovery at home. A practical guide for patients and caregivers navigating the critical days between surgical discharge and recovery at home. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9798234180513
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