Bi-Lat with Dr. De Smet December 2006 Updated 1/2/09 Kani at the Villa in Belgium The following is an account of my bilateral hip resurfacing adventure gathered from some emails I had sent and some of which were posted on the Surface Hippy website. I hope they will give an insight for anyone interested in… Continue reading →
R C2K July 17, 2006 and LC2K 09/02/07 Dr. Frank Smith Hamilton, Ontario Canada For anyone who is interested, here is a brief and boring account of my surgery and hospital stay. I was in hospital from Monday the 17th to Saturday July 22.The actual sugary took an hour and a half, and went very… Continue reading →
RASR April 2007 Dr. Antoniou Canada Richard from Nova Scotia Antoniou RASR April 10 2007 I’m a new 69 year old surfacehippy that was in pretty good shape before the operation and am now 10 days post op in Montreal. Staples were removed yesterday and I’ll be returning to Nova Scotia tomorrow. At the outset… Continue reading →
Dr. Gross R Bio uncemented 9/5/07 – L Bio 10/10/07 From: "savannahhipchick" Sent: Monday, September 10, 2007 2:25 PM Subject: Surgery with Dr. Gross Well, after watching this board on and off over the last four painful years, I finally had my right hip resurfed by Dr. Gross on Sept. 5, 2007. I want to… Continue reading →
Laura R. was finally able to cross off a goal on her bucket list. Following a right hip resurfacing there was finally no pain holding her back! “I had my right hip resurfaced by Dr. Rogerson in July 2010. Last fall, October 2014, I hiked with my husband from the … Continue reading →
Gary traveled from Vancouver WA. to have his hip resurfaced by the best. He couldn’t be happier with his decision! "Gary here; day 1 on the road. 11 mile ride 7 weeks post surgery and felt great!" Continue reading →
Steve spoke with several of our previous BHR patients before undergoing the procedure himself in October 2014. Now 10 months following his surgery, he would love to pay it forward and speak with any prospective BHR patients that have questions about the procedure or our innovative HipHab rehab process. "It’s … Continue reading →
Jim was told at age 43 that total hip replacement was his only option for pain relief and motion improvement. Luckily he found out about Dr. Rogerson and Birmingham hip resurfacing. Six months following his BHR Jim is back playing hockey, waterskiing, running and playing golf without any pain! “I … Continue reading →
Robert Ripons Hip resurfacing with Dr. Rogerson 2014 Robert was sick of sitting on the side lines due to his hip pain – following his right BHR in September, 2014 he has been skiing, surfing, skateboarding, downhill mountain biking, and stand up paddleboarding all pain free! I apologize for not … Continue reading →
Read Luann’s Full Story Here I am the ex jockey and cutter/reined cowhorse rider that has a right hip resurfaced with Dr Sparling in Vancouver, WA (Wright C+) 7 years ago at age 45 (petite female). I am still doing great, no complications and can pretty much do whatever I … Continue reading →
Bill’s Hip Resurfacing with Dr. Marwin 2015 Thank you for all of the info you post on your site. I read the updates fairly regularly, and it is a great wealth of knowledge. I am now just past the 5 week mark on my right hip resurfacing, and I am … Continue reading →
RA Gram’s Hip Resurfacing with Dr. Lammens 2015 I just officially joined this website today (two weeks post-op for Birmingham Hip Rresurfacing), although I browsed the site for the 18 months or so prior to surgery to understand what BHR was all about (versus total hip), what expectations should be, … Continue reading →
I have now had the operation from Dr De Smet for my hips. Pretty courageous move to achieve. Interesting he used the Conserve plus device in the end in which I thought he would. He is not biased in any way just what he thinks works best. My surgery was … Continue reading →
Patrick’s Hip Resurfacing with Dr. Gross 2012 DoB 13 Sep 39, Right Hip Resurface, no cement, steel/molybdenum on 17 Oct 12. By Dr Gross, Columbia, SC, Age when operated on = 73. Current age 75. Back to full range of activity – running, bicycling, skiing, etc. Developed osteoarthritis, hip … Continue reading →
I am a 62 year old female Triathlete…well I was, until arthritis of my left hip stopped me running about 2 years ago. I struggled on with anti-inflammatories and an infiltration, and had to content myself with just the swimming and cycling. But even walking became difficult and I had … Continue reading →