BHR Dr. Su February 4, 2010 January 15, 2010 I "retired" from running in 2008 and then "retired" from cycling in 2009. I’m having surgery 2/4/10 by Dr. Su at the Hosp for Special Surgery in NY. I’m 56 as well and was very active and fit until 2008 (ran 40-50m/week). I chose a very…
Continue reading →RBHR Dr. Su 7/8/2010 I would like to commend Dr. Su for giving me my life back. I’ve lived with an arthritic right hip for about 5 years until a friend of mine told me about the wonderful world of hip resurfacing and Dr. Su in particular. I was skeptical about the whole thing, but…
Continue reading →RBHR January 9, 2007 Dr. Su Fri Jan 19, 2007 10:30 am I am happy to report that as of 5:00 PM, Tuesday afternoon, January 9, 2007, I am the proud new owner of a Dr. Su installed right BHR at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York. Dr. Su sent me home on…
Continue reading →RBHR Dr. Su 12/2/2011 I am having surgery Friday Dec 2nd by Dr. Su on my right hip. I am a 45 year old male traveling from Indianapolis because I am lucky enough to be a candidate to have surgery from Dr Su. I am. 4th Dan black belt in TKD and avid Golfer (6…
Continue reading →Bilateral Dr. Su 1/3/2011 My experience with a bilateral hip resurfacing with Dr Edwin Su. I am 52 years old and on January 3, 2011 I had surgery to repair both hips. I have been physically active my entire life, and exercised 3 to 4 days per week including both cardio and weight training. I…
Continue reading →Bilateral Dr. Su April 26, 2011 My name is Brian Day 58, I live in Flanders, NJ. On Tuesday April 26 I had bilateral hip resurfacing at HSS by Doctor Su. On Wed. morning they got me out of bed and I walked 2 steps forward and 2 steps back and then repeated it, that…
Continue reading →Allergic to Bone Cement R Biomet Cementless July 2007 Dr. Su I am a 52 year old female and had right hip resurfacing at the Hospital for Special Surgeries on July 6, 2007 with Dr. Edwin Su. Prior to that surgery I had had arthroscopic surgery to my right hip in 2002 for a labral…
Continue reading →Bilateral HR Dr. Su 12/18/08 Dr. Barry Tannen (bilateral HR 12/18/08) I am a 52 year old physician who had bilateral hip resurfacing with Dr. Su on December 18th 2008 at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York. I had been diagnosed with moderate to severe osteoarthritis 3 years earlier and increasingly had to…
Continue reading →Bilateral Hip Resurfacing Sept. 19, 2008 Dr. Su I am Walter Bussart from Nashville, Tn. I had bilateral HR by Dr. Su on Sept 19,2008. I am 66 years old. Hospital for 5 days and flew home. Crutches for 4 weeks and started driving before 5 weeks. I am very pleased with my progress now…
Continue reading →LBHR December 13, 2007 Dr. Su I’m 52 years old and had surgery last year, on December 13, 2007. My surgeon was Dr. Su at Hospital for Special Surgery in New York. It was my left hip, a BHR. Admittedly, I was quite freaked for the three months leading up to the surgery. I’ve always…
Continue reading →Updated 12/28/09 I’m 10 days out of bi lateral hip resurfacing with Dr. Su. Can’t say enough good things about Dr. Su. My hips feel strong enough to stand with no issues and no crutches 7 days out. Post surgery, he told me my hips were a mess, and I had pretty big cuts, around…
Continue reading →Bilateral 11/21/09 Dr. Su February 14, 2009 I am 16 days post op. I am a 54 y.o. male and had a bi lat hip resurfacing by Dr. Su at the Hospital for Special Surgery in NYC. My staples were removed 7 days post op. I still have steri strips but all other bandages have…
Continue reading →RBHR March 5, 2009 Dr. Su Dr. Su and the Hospital for Special Surgery I had a right hip resurfacing on 3/5/09 performed by Dr. Edwin Su at the Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS). It is now 3/23 – I am feeling great and walking comfortably with the use of a cane. The lead up…
Continue reading →Bilateral Hip Resurfacing LBHR & RBHR April 2008 with Dr. Su As a television medical correspondent for decades on shows like Today, Dateline and the CBS evening News and author of 12 books on consumer medicine, I have to admit it. I have never faced a more vexing decision than that choosing between a total…
Continue reading →Barbara’s Hip Resurfacing with Dr. Su 2010 August 29, 2010 I’m 10 days post op and have a bit of the blues today. My surgery with Dr. Su at HSS went very well and I was thrilled that I woke to the resurfacing and had not ended up with the … Continue reading →
Roberta Russell’s Bilateral Hip Resurfacing with Dr. Su 2012 This is a documentary of Roberta Russell’s decision to have bi-lateral hip surgery by Dr. Edwin Su, MD of the Hospital for Special Surgery in NYC and her progress through 6 months. Bi-Lateral Hip Resurfacing performed on Roberta Russell by Dr. … Continue reading →
Mick’s Hip Resurfacing with Dr. Su 2008 May 28, 2008 I just had my right hip done with a Birmingham hip by Dr. Su last Tuesday. Eight days later I am walking around with one crutch and have been on the bike (10 to 20 minutes so far) in the … Continue reading →
Limper’s Hip Resurfacing with Dr. Su 2013 March 3, 2011 I had SCFE as a kid, and the pining procedure on my left hip didn’t take/lead to AVN, so I had a subsequent osteotomy. I later had a pin placed in my right hip, which was successful. All of this … Continue reading →