My story begins from the x-ray and consultancy at a local hospital; he is one of the well known doctors in our small town. He diagnosed me with the terrible problem called as avascular necrosis. I am very young; I am just 26 and have AVN with the unknown cause.
Than my friend like elder brother took my x-rays to Chennai. There we both consulted with world famous doctor (Dr. … Read the rest
I’m 51 and have bilateral from Dr. Bose 2010 and 2011.
These are some notes that might help anyone going into the hip repair project. Story starts in 1999, after doing a gym competition, which involved spinning at 150+ RPM for about 7 minutse; to win a track suit (never collected) my hips became very stiff. Ignoring this for a year, did a long triathlon in Japan, with a marathon … Read the rest
I had my operation on January 7, 2010 by Dr. Bose and I came back into a whirlwind of work as a Certified Public Accountant in the midst of tax season here in the United States. Since then, as you’ve probably heard the economy has been in the tank and running my business has taken precedence over almost everything else.
I am from North Carolina, USA and had been having … Read the rest
Nov. 1, 2009
I sit in Chennai 4 days post op on my right hip, Birmingham w/ Dr. Bose. Today when I seem to have gotten past the pain bits and am actually looking at my gait.
Nov. 15, 2009
I am breaking my return trip from Chennai in Munich for 6 days (enjoying German beer, bread and brats!). 18 days post op and did an easy 2-hour bike around … Read the rest
This details her progress after the right BHR (second hip surgery) done in April 2007.
From : Ms Joan Gunnes:
Ok, I thought you’d enjoy this……I started teaching my yoga class 13 days post op! Yes, I stood with my cane for most of it, but I could do side bends, some forward and backward bending and I did in fact teach the class! And I’ve been at it ever … Read the rest
Joy’s Hip Resurfacing with Dr. Bose 2007
November 12, 2007
I went to India to Apollo Hospital and Dr. Vijay Bose was my surgeon. It turned out my bones were very strong and could take hip resurfacing instead of the hip anthroplasty he had previously suggested. I am on Day 10 post op and things are going fine. I’m still in India- spending time at Fisherman’s Cove Resort before flying … Read the rest
Bill’s Hip Resurfacing with Dr. Bose 2007 I had my left hip resurfaced by Dr. Bose in Chennai in March of 2007. I was a serious athlete earlier in life, playing college basketball and a lot of tennis. I had not played any tennis 3 years prior to the surgery because I just could not move well and the pain was too great.
I am happy to say I am … Read the rest
Chawl’s hip resurfacing Dr. Bose 7/31/06 Since I love “all things resurfed”, I’m more than happy to respond to folks that I may be able to help. I’m an “older dude” … just turned 51–15 days ago. And, just minutes ago … one of my gifts to myself just arrived in the mail. That would be a set of two, 70.5 lb. (32 kg) Kettlebells from performbetter.com. As I’ve spent … Read the rest
November 1, 2009
One of my favorite pastimes before my hip pain became too unbearable, was to climb up Amicalola Falls, a steep mountain in North Georgia, USA. All throughout those difficult first few weeks after surgery, I kept dreaming of the day that I would once again be able to climb the 604 steps to the top of my favorite mountain. Well, today was a beautiful, clear crisp day … Read the rest
