Houston Marathoner Grateful to Be Running After Knee Replacement

March 23, 2023, HOUSTON - Four years ago, elite marathon runner Caryn Honig couldn’t even walk up and down stairs. She knew she needed a knee replacement, but with 40 marathons under her belt, she wanted to continue distance running. After talking to orthopedic surgeons who told her she would need to quit running after knee replacement, she found an orthopedic surgeon who said she could not only run again, but she could also run marathons. She made him “pinky swear” that this was true.

Honig received her surgical treatment from Dr. Richard Berger, a world-renowned orthopedic surgeon at Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush, Chicago, best known for his surgical expertise that limits the cutting of muscles, tendons, and ligaments, which results in faster recovery and allows for patients to return to their activities.

Since her knee replacement in 2021, the Houston native is back running half marathons and even marathons. But after the unexpected suicide of her father in 2022, she turned her passion for running into a fundraiser to support suicide prevention, education, and awareness programs. The first “Poppy’s Run for Life” will be held this Sunday, March 26, 2023, at Hennessy Park, 1900 Lyons Avenue, Houston. Proceeds raised will go to suicide prevention programs at Alexander Jewish Family Service and the Montrose Center.

Poppy’s Run for Life is the first fundraiser that is being put on by Honig, her husband, their daughter, and their friends and community. Honig said that “It’s amazing to see how many people are coming together to build a stronger community that recognizes that suicide prevention takes a village. I cannot thank enough everyone who has stepped up to help in this mission of saving lives.” As organizer of the race, Honig hopes to run a few legs of the race and is excited that other Dr. Berger patients are participating.

For more information or to sign up for the race go to: www.poppysrunforlife.com

You can also email carynhonig@gmail.com or call Caryn Honig at (713)-501-1347.

About Dr. Berger

Patients fly in from all over the world to get their hip or knee replacements from Dr. Berger. Since 50 percent of his patients are from out of town, he also offers an unparalleled concierge telehealth program for hip and knee replacement patients. With Berger’s Elective Surgical + Telemedicine (BEST) Experience, patients can do pre- and post-surgical consultations from the convenience of their home or workplace. The BEST experience is more convenient for patients, and it is a time and cost saver since patients don’t have to incur travel costs, transportation, lodging, and incidental costs.