1 Year Anniversary - Dr. Brooks

[Staggerwing]

Tomorrow will be my one year anniversary of my left BHR done by Dr. Brooks at the Cleveland Clinic. 
I went up to Cleveland 4 days ago for my one year check up with Phil, Dr. Brooks' assistant.  X rays showed the device has not moved and is positioned perfectly.  Phil checked my range of motion and, while good, felt I could get some more range by doing some more aggressive stretching.  He released me from all restrictions (running, jumping and lifting more than 50 lbs)and told me I could do anything I want.  Besides those few restrictions I have pretty much been doing what I want for some time.  Bicycling, golf, hunting, yard work....no problem. 
I have had zero pain in the hip itself and only minor muscle soreness after exercise.  I can't believe it has been a year already. The only time I even think of my hip is when I am aware I am doing things with zero pain!  And try as I might, I can't keep that big smile from coming across my face!   ;D
I am so thankful for this website, for Dr. Brooks, and for the ones that offered their support leading up to my surgery.
To date, it's been a terrific journey for me! 
Nathan

[Pat Walter]

Congratulations.  Thanks for giving us an update.  Hope to hear about your anniversaries for many years to come!

Good Luck.

Pat

[Dannywayoflife]

Happy first birthday! On the rom front, I noticed a big inprovement between 12-18 months. That may well have been because my activity level increased a lot though :)

[luann again]

Thanks for letting us know! Hope you enjoy many more active, pain free years!!

[Dave Like Festus]

Hey yinz all,
Glad to hear the great report Staggerwing! I'll be post op 4 months in a few days and back to work ::). I am ready, but really got to liking being off work and doing stuff around the home even with the restrictions Dr. Brooks and the gang gave me. I am having those 'moments' too when you go..."hmmmm, couldn't do that without pain" for a long time.

I have to say that Dr. Brooks and his team were wonderful throughout my surgery & care. I'm so glad I found him and don't hesitate to pass on good reviews when I can.

So I'm hoping for continued improvement which will certainly happen.

All the best to you 'hipsters' out there.

David George
Pittsburgh, PA

[dfox]

Congrats Staggerwing,

Great to hear about your excellent recovery. Glad for you.

I'm not surprised though, Dr. Brooks did an excellent job on mine also.

Take care

Dave

[Beth]

Glad to hear you are doing FABULOUSLY Nathan!