Right Uncemented Biomet Dr. Gross 10/7/09 I just had a right hip resurfacing from Dr. Thomas Gross in Columbia, South Carolina and wanted to provide some step by step information that could help future recipients manage their trip, hospital experience and recovery process in a more knowledgeable manner. I am a nurse and that may…
Continue reading →July 15, 2009 Dr. Rector July 20, 2009 5 days post op today. I am home, getting around on crutches pretty well. I actually just tried one crutch so I could carry my cup of coffee over to the computer and did real well! That was exciting. My surgery went flawlessly according to Dr. Rector.…
Continue reading →LBHR June 2, 2009 Dr. Tupper Update 6/11/2010 My hip journey starts like a lot of people , was very active and started to get pain in the groin and front of my left hip this was November 2007. I was running 50 miles a week preparing for a December marathon so I just ran… Continue reading →
April 9, 2009 RBHR Dr. Boettner My name is Dino Rossi; I am 55 years of age. On April 9, 2009 I underwent Hip Resurfacing Surgery. (My right hip, with the BHR procedure.) The procedure was performed at the HSS in NYC. Dr. Boettner is my surgeon and my savior. Prior to my surgery I… Continue reading →
Oct. 9, 2009Amazed by the results – Schmalzried I am a 44 year old who (much like a Golden Retriever) was apparently born with dysplasia in my right hip. Never really bothered me growing up though I would have a little pain when I walked a long way and never knew why. Around age 33… Continue reading →
July 2009 Dr. Jinnah Steve’s hipI just had surgery at Wake Forest Medical Center with Dr. Jinnah. Here is my story. Since I live in Virginia there were a few logistics about how I would get to and from the hospital. I have many friends who are pilots and one volunteered to take me to… Continue reading →
BHR Dr. Shahrdar 2009 My two year anniversary (May, 2011) for the right hip resurfacing procedure performed by Dr. Cambize Shahrdar of The Orthopedic Clinic in Shreveport, LA is almost here. I have waited to write this letter until now because of my skepticism as to whether I would ever be able to walk without… Continue reading →
BHR Jan. 26, 2009 Dr. Jinnah I turned 53 five weeks after having my surgery on 1/26/09. For several years I suffered with hip pain that continued to get progressively worse each year. I have always been very active. I was an athlete in college and I have continued to stay involved with recreational sports… Continue reading →
Bi-lateral 2000 and 2009 Dr. O’Dwyer I have had both hips BHR, my left in 2000 and my right 7 wks. ago. I am an ex national standard triathlete now working as fulltime swimming coach. I returned to a very active lifestyle after my first BHR running daily. I returned to work at 3 wks.… Continue reading →
RBHR February 9, 2009 Dr. Jinnah I am a 53 year old male. In September, 2007 I thought I pulled my groin playing tennis, Nine months later with a deteriorating condition, increasing pain and decreasing mobility, an MRI showed my right hip was shot. My local orthopedist recommended a total hip replacement. I was devastated.… Continue reading →
Right Wright C+ April 9, 2009 Dr. Mont I am a semi-pro athlete(ski racing) who received a right hip resurfacing with Dr Mont on April 9, 2009. I am a pilot and opted for the anterior lat approach with Dr. Mont due to the incision and trauma not being on the "sitting areas." All of… Continue reading →
BHR Dr. Rector 2009 I live in a somewhat small town. I went to a surgeon here in town that did my mom’s THR. He took x-rays and told me what my problem was (I had been suffering with the pain 3 years prior). Finally getting a doctor to tell me what was wrong was… Continue reading →
Bilateral – 2/2/09 (R) 2/4/09 (L) Biomet ReCap/Magnum Uncemented Dr. Gross February 25, 2009 I was not able to find anyone in Atlanta with a good track record doing resurfacings — so a very big "Thank You" to SurfaceHippy.info and the fellow surface hippies on this site. I started having unbearable pain around November of… Continue reading →
Mitch Per Min-Hip Mr. Field November 2009 I am 59, and the op was Nov. 09 We had a lot of snow and ice here after my op and in the UK we are not very well geared up for clearing the pavements so I couldn’t walk much outside. I think that might have kept… Continue reading →