Surfacehippy | Hip Resurfacing Alternative to Total Hip ReplacementPosted on by Patricia Walter
Fifty-one-year-old Robert Bailey, a native of UAE, was suffering from pain in his left hip over the last five years that not only affected his daily life, but also his career of a physical education teacher.
His only option was having a Birmingham hip resurfacing, which is a complex joint reconstructive surgery done at specialized centers. Robert underwent the surgery at SIMS hospital recently and is back on his feet after complete recovery.
Speaking on the surgical treatment Dr Vijay C Bose, joint director and senior consultant, Institute of Orthopaedics SIMS said, “The Birmingham Hip Resurfacing technique offers many advantages to the patient, saving bone stock as the hip joint bone is not removed and only a cap is fitted on the femoral head, which … Read the rest
Surfacehippy | Hip Resurfacing Alternative to Total Hip ReplacementPosted on by Patricia Walter
August 30, 2017
Had my hip resurfacing done by Vijay Bose in Chennai, India in March of 2007. No problems 10 years later. If your bone density is good having a hip replacement is a no-brainer. You would be a fool to get a total hip replacement. Dr. Gross, from what I understand, is one of the best in the US. In 2007, very few doctors were doing THR’s and McMinn told me Bose was one of the best so that is how I ended up in India. Good luck to everyone contemplating this lifestyle saving procedure. Don’t wait, as I did. Do it before your body and mind are so stressed that you are forced to do it. You will be thrilled you did.… Read the rest
April 4, 2016 – Its about a tad over 8 months now and I am walking between 7 to 10 km a day, I feel that its the right distance for me.
I find that if I have a lazy weekend (2 to 4 days), no exercise and loads of sitting, I will be quite stiff when I try to walk again. My right hip muscle (possibly the piriformis) will spasm a bit and I would stop walking for 3 seconds and continue again. Depending on how long I have been lazy, the more stops I would have. It usually goes away after the second day of walks but its annoying and a good reminder to be more active.
Mr. Schmidt, who was once part of the pre-Olympics team for skiing, arrived on January 26 for a hip resurfacing procedure – a procedure he hoped would give him unrestricted movement and the ability to carry on with his many sporting activities.
…I wrote to Dr. Bose, he explained the procedure to me, and a date was fixed for January 28…
…The procedure, explains Dr. Bose, is different from conventional hip replacement in that it does not replace the femoral head (head of the thigh bone). “The head is kept intact, and we put a cap on it – a metallic cap made of an alloy of cobalt and chromium. The advantage with this is that not only does it preserve … Read the rest
Surfacehippy | Hip Resurfacing Alternative to Total Hip ReplacementPosted on by Patricia Walter
May 25, 2015
This is my first post and I am scheduled for bilateral hip resurfacing by Dr. Bose in July this year.
I am nervous as hell as I have never spent time in hospital let alone an operation of such calibre. I am scared of the general anaesthetic the most and how I will feel when (if) I wake up.
My background is that I am a 44 year old male that has had quite an active earlier life. I played basketball in my younger years and also to some degree gymnastics although not so good at it. I played golf, football, cricket, skiing and surfing. My flexibility has been always quite rigid and at the age of 34 I was told that … Read the rest
Surfacehippy | Hip Resurfacing Alternative to Total Hip ReplacementPosted on by Patricia Walter
In Memory of Vicky Marlow
Vicky Marlow was a patient advocate who tirelessly help people learn about hip resurfacing. It was her passion and goal in life to let people know about the alternative to total hip replacement. She had both hips resurfacing with Dr. Bose in India.
Mary, Vicky & Ronaye in Hospital 5th Floor Lobby day of check out.
Patrick from FC with Vicky no crutches 11 days post op
Relaxing in lobby of Fishermans Cove L to R Vicky, Mary Ronaye & David
Surfacehippy | Hip Resurfacing Alternative to Total Hip ReplacementPosted on by Patricia Walter
Published on May 18, 2012
Follow one patient’s journey as he travels across the world to Apollo Hospital in India for Birmingham hip resurfacing performed by Dr. Vijay Bose, a world-renowned orthopedic surgeon and a leading specialist in hip resurfacing. The video follows the patient for 1-year at his home in the US before he leaves, at Apollo hospital in India and 2 to 6 months after his surgery.
Learn how the patient saved a significant amount of money using Satori World Medical’s global healthcare network for hip resurfacing surgery. The patient’s entire medical costs as well as the patient and his wife’s airfare, hotel, ground transportation and insurance were covered under Satori’s agreement with the patient’s healthcare plan through his company.
Surfacehippy | Hip Resurfacing Alternative to Total Hip ReplacementPosted on by Patricia Walter
November 20, 2015 Stuart Gray – 12 months post-op from Dr Bose in Chennai. Just got back from surfing nice wee waves up the coast, skied hard out all winter. Got so much good information, inspiration from your website. Very big cheers.… Read the rest
Surfacehippy | Hip Resurfacing Alternative to Total Hip ReplacementPosted on by Patricia Walter
Jonathan Lourie 49 year old male. LBHR. August 2011.
My story begins a few years back when I started to feel pain in my
left hip. Not Yoga, acupuncture or massage seems to help for long
term pain relief. So after much research and communication with many
hip resurfacing doctors around the world, I decided to come to India
for the operation. Dr Bose is probably one of the top 3 surgeons in
the world and I decided that having the best surgeon was the most
important thing, probably more important than the device they put
inside and where you get it done. Dr. Bose has done thousands of
operations of this kind, and nothing beats experience. So although
200-400 may be ok for some,
Surfacehippy | Hip Resurfacing Alternative to Total Hip ReplacementPosted on by Patricia Walter
IN PRAISE OF DR. BALASUBRAMANIAN (COIMBATORE, INDIA)
In January, I had my left hip resurfaced by Dr. Bose in Chennai. Although both hips were almost equally bad (bone on bone), Dr. Bose was very reluctant to operate on both, so I had the left hip operated on, returned home to Chicago and hoped for the best.
Unfortunately, my right hip began getting worse, and after about 5 weeks, it became apparent that I’d have to have it resurfaced too. I was extremely depressed for a couple of days, and then I decided to stop crying about it and just get it done as soon as possible. I read Gregg Dean’s e-mail on the surfacehippy website about a Dr. Balasubramanian who charged only $5000. Dr. Bose … Read the rest
Surfacehippy | Hip Resurfacing Alternative to Total Hip ReplacementPosted on by Patricia Walter
Scott Kopperud – One Year Follow UpSurgeon Dr. Vijay C. Bose, ARCH
Asian Regional Centre for Hip Resurfacing
Chennai, India
Age 46 IndiaCLICK BLACK TRIANGLE BUTTON TO START
After training in TaeKwon-Do for only two years, Scott Kopperud gave up hockey
to pursue the dream of achieving his Black-Belt, which he did two years later.
Since that time, many years ago, he has gone on to become a Canadian National
TaeKwon-Do Champion three times in both Forms and Free-Fighting, and twice in
Board-Breaking. Kopperud is certified in both the “world” and “international”
styles of TaeKwon-Do as a Master Instructor. With over five years experience as
a high school teacher in the areas of physical education, English and special
needs education, Kopperud has dedicated … Read the rest
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Maud – Anne Grant – Dr. BoseThursday, December 28, 2006 Finding Maud “You should write a blog, Mom.”Our older son, Lars, says it casually, smiling.
His words warm me. I usually feel sidelined and irrelevant to his generation, a
nuisance really.
Four years ago, I consciously began to withdraw from the world, narrowing my
focus to those things I need to do before I die. Now my son is inviting me to
venture into cyberspace.I begin cautiously at his blog, “Bottles & Bones” at blogspot.com. The title
memorializes items Lars and Kerrie found in the land they bought from her
parents to build their home in the woods.This semi-scary adventure led them to blog. From their familiar terrain, I find
my… Read the rest
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Kevin of California Hip Resurfacing with Dr. Bose 2013
Surgery Date: April 11, 2013 Age: 51 years old Physician: Dr. Bose Hospital: Apollo Hospital, Chennai, India
RECOMMENDATION – Words cannot adequately express what a life changing experience my hip resurface has been . I am now 8 months post surgery and enjoying all the sports and physical activities that I’ve always loved , with absolutely no limitations . A year ago I was at the complete opposite end of the spectrum. I had literally ground to a halt with severe bone-on-bone cartilage deterioration and a lack of viable options had me backed into a corner. Any solution involving the US medical system w as going to be time consuming , extremely costly, and there was … Read the rest
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Jane S’s Hip Resurfacing with Dr. Bose 2008
I returned from having my hip resurfaced by Dr. Bose in Chennai on April 18, 2008.
For years I was told by my local orthopeds that I had a compressed disc leading to nerve impingement which was causing severe sciatica. They sent me to a neurosurgeon who recomended, yup you guessed it, surgery – that would be neurosurgery. Being a yoga teacher, I was skeptical, did my online researh, saw that the success of back surgery is about 5% (!5%!) and decided against that. Since I am currently a yoga teacher, I decided that I would try yoga first and etc etc.
It was my Thai massage therapist who was keeping me running, who determined that the … Read the rest
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1year follow up of Scott Kopperud who underwent Hip resurfacing with Surgeon:- Dr.Vijay C Bose, ARCH Asian Regional Centre for Hip Resurfacing Chennai, India… Read the rest
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Rebecca’s Hip Resurfacing by Dr. Bose 2007
Rebecca had displasia from birth and in the past has had several hip operations to help correct this. She was told that she had osteo-arthritis in her hip and would need an artificial hip. When she conferred with Dr Vijay C Bose at Apollo Hospitals, India, he offered her the perfect surgical solution.
Apollo Hospitals is a JCI Accreditted Hospital and is part of the largest healthcare group in Asia. The Apollo group hospitals are multi specialty tertiary care facilities with centers-of-excellence in medical disciplines including cardiology, cardio-thoracic surgery, gastroenterology, orthopedics & joint replacement surgery, neurology, critical care medicine, nephrology, oncology, hand & micro surgery and reproductive medicine.
The hospital has pioneered several cardiac and orthopedic procedures – … Read the rest
Maud – Anne Grant – Dr. BoseThursday, December 28, 2006