Very happy to reach my 8th anniversary. 8 years ago, on the day before the operation, I remember feeling like a broken 50 year old man – quite unable to walk from the hospital entrance to my hospital room without using the corridor hand rail to support me. Thanks to … Continue reading →
Posted June 21, 2020
Continue reading →What a difference a year makes! Just got off the ice playing pond hockey in the neighborhood with another Dr. Gross patient (10 years ago he had a hip resurfacing) , one of the many reasons I chose to go to SC to have a resurfacing done. Tom told me … Continue reading →
Blink’s Original Story Here http://surfacehippy.info/blinky-s-bilateral-hip-resurfacing-with-dr-gross/ With all the distractions this year, pandemic and elections, I almost forgot. This is my five year anniversary for getting two new hips courtesy of Dr. Gross. The short version is I feel great. The longer version is below. I planned to run five half … Continue reading →
Andy’s Original Story http://surfacehippy.info/andy-hip-resurfacing-dr-gross-2012/ Hip #1 in 2012: I was in-and-out of pain. When it first started, I would ache for a few days, then it would subside for months. It wasn’t until I joined a tennis league when this started to shift. It wouldn’t always happen, but when it … Continue reading →
Alan’s Original Story Here http://surfacehippy.info/tri-hard-alan-s-hip-resurfacing-with-mr-treacy-2015/ 5 years for me today I had a right hand side BHR with Dr Ronan Treacy. General life, I don’t even think about the hip. Haven’t for a long time. I sometimes notice the smaller Range of Movement on that side when doing things like … Continue reading →
Updated 9/15/09 Dr. Michael A Mont 2600 Hip Resurfacings to date Center for Joint Preservation and Reconstruction Rubin Institute for Advanced Orthopedics 2401 W. Belvedere Avenue Baltimore, MD 21215 Phone (410) 601-8500 Fax (410) 601-8501 Email: Rhondamont@aol.com Sinai Hospital Website Dr. Mont’s Medical Profile Transcripts of Dr. Mont Chats in the Surface Hippy Chat Room… Continue reading →
September 21, 2019 I have been a long distance runner for almost 3 Decades. I took up the discipline seriously when I was in my early 30s. I peaked at the age of 47, PB Half Marathons in 1.15 (75 mins at the age of 47). I continued to train, … Continue reading →
Every year on 9/11 I get nostalgic. Not just because of the tragedy in 2001, but because I woke up that morning, at 40 years old, the day after my hip resurfacing with Dr. Gross, and watched the planes run into the towers on the news. It’s been 19 years … Continue reading →