Dr. Gross Information and Tips by Marvin B 2025
Update for 2025:
Dr. Gross has moved from Irmo, SC to an office directly across from Richland Memorial/Medical University of South Carolina.
After hip resurfacing is performed either there or at the Midland Orthopaedics and Neurosurgery Surgical Center downtown, if you live within driving distance of Columbia, SC, you can chose to stay at the Residence Inn across from the hospital.
A home health nurse will visit you at the hotel the evening after your surgery to check vitals and assess pain level.
Dr. Gross will visit the following morning to check on you, answer any questions and release you to go home. He’s a great guy! My wife and I had breakfast, checked out early, and she drove me home. No hospital stay!
The staff at Midlands is fantastic!
Home tips to add:
A king-size pillow to keep between the legs for sleeping, not too heavily stuffed. You want to keep from crossing your legs for the first six weeks.
The Polar Cube ice machine was AWESOME! We went through several bags of ice from the convenience store and used the “fast ice” feature on our fridge. Almost burned it up making ice! Wonderful for keeping any swelling down and just plain feels GOOD.
A raised toilet seat. Tried going without it for the right hip, since we had 18″ high seats. Bought it for the left hip surgery and did not regret.
I installed some grab bars in our bathrooms since my wife and I had elderly parents and family visiting. Came in quite handy and helps resale value of the house!
As OBX stated: slow and steady wins the race. It’s a marathon, not a sprint. Follow PT guidance to the letter and your recovery will be successful. Plenty of time for rock climbing, black diamond skiing, and sliding soccer tackles after a year of good recovery.
BEST OF LUCK on your recovery!