Joe’s Hip Resurfacing Update with Dr. Plakseychuk 2015
I am just over one year removed from right hip resurfacing surgery (BHR) performed by Dr. Anton Plakseychuk at UPMC Magee in Pittsburgh, PA. I have been hesitant to report, because it has only been a year, but the results have been so dramatic, that I feel the need to let others know, that at least some of us have been able to return to an active lifestyle and in my case, perhaps better than I was before…
…Starting in late September (11 months post-surgery) and for the next two months, I would run four races (10K, 10 miles, marathon, ultramarathon (50 miles)), the last two being only 13 days apart. In the marathon, I eclipsed my old best by more than 1.5 minutes, while qualifying for the 2018 Boston Marathon…
…It turned out that I was correct about being able to run that distance (and longer), but wrong about my speed. The speed has not only come back, but I am not terribly sore in the days following long hard efforts and that was never the case before…
…I am grateful that I took the time to find such a tremendous surgeon in Dr. Plakseychuk and most appreciative of the job done by him and his outstanding staff at Magee Hospital. If I have problems with the other hip, he will be the first and only call I make.