FDA approved device and experienced hip resurfacing doctor

[Luanna]

Yummy....my kind of diet. It would totally offend my new-age green and very vegetarian son. Nothing better than fresh seafood.....especially if you catch it yourself. Love swimming scallops...they show up about 100 feet below the surface and are sooooooooooo sweet.

Luanna

[B.I.L.L.]

Sounds good Steve. We eat a lot of chicken and fish, and steaks or ribs on the weekends.  I somehow became allergic to shellfish when I got older, so no more shrimp, crab or lobster for me, bummer cause I like em all. I can still eat clams, scallops, abalone and fish, just nothing with a red shell, something to do with iodine I believe. (If San Onofre blows no iodine pills for me, oh well we live about 2 miles away so hopefully we'll go quick haha) I was curious if you grilled the elk, or pan fried it with some veggies or whatnot, any secret seasonings or recipes for it ?

[stevel]

Bill,

I just pan fry the steak in cooking oil and season it with pepper.
No salt since I need to keep my blood pressure down.
No difference than if it was a beef steak.
Same with roasts.  Bake it in an oven and baste it with water.

[obxpelican]

A friend of ours hunts Elk in Colorodo, he brings home the meat and I will tell you there is no better meat than a good elk steak. 

Steve, I can only imagine what those elk backstraps tasted like, must be really good.

Most of the time I have to settle for whitetail deer backstraps, they are really good though.


Chuck

[stevel]

Last night I pan fried a portion of moose steak and a portion of elk steak.
The elk steak had more flavor but was tougher.
The butcher tenderized the elk steak (similar to cube steak).
The elk required several rifle shots to put down and was chased which contributed to the toughness of the meat.
The moose steak was a sirloin cut and was tender, similar to beef steak.
I'd like to try wild bison as I've heard that meat is the best.
Its remarkable that each wild meat I have eaten (blacktail deer, Roosevelt elk, moose and dall sheep) has its own distinct flavor, but they are all great.
I also ate a spike (6 inch horns) rocky mountain goat.  The meat was OK but not as tasty as the aforementioned critters.

[stevel]

4 year, 1 month anniversary update:

Hip x-rays look great!
Chromium 1.7 ug/l
Cobalt 1.3 ug/l
Metal levels are also great, indicating that the joint is functioning well and not creating much debris, even though I've been very active.
I've been playing racquetball, downhill skiing and hunting (blue grouse, dall sheep, moose and ducks and geese.  Local Dr. says my chloresterol levels are good (below 200) since I've been eating a lot of wild game meat and Alaska seafood.
Attaching a couple of photos from a recent dall sheep hunt in the Wrangell Mountains, near McCarthy, AK.  Didn't bag a sheep, since none were legal size (full curl) but snapped some photos of dall sheep (one with a 7/8 curl) and a hawk.

[hernanu]

Thanks for the photos, and congrats on the 4(+) year anniversary. That's my next step, hope to have the same results!

Great to hear.

[stevel]

5 year, 1 month update:

Bone is solid when reviewing x-rays.
Chromium 1.4 ug/l
Cobalt 0.9 ug/l

Next x-rays and blood metal test at 2 year intervals instead of 1 year, for awhile.
I've continued to play racquetball, downhill ski and hunt with no problems and have basically ignored that I have a left hip resurfacing device.

[whyme]

Congratulations on your 5th anniversary, you feel great and the tests corroborate.
Thanks for keep posting updates, specially for us newbies.

[hernanu]

Congrats Steve! beautiful pics and a great hip. Can't ask for better....

[stevel]

Yes, I couldn't ask for more perfect results!
I've been enjoying the heck out of my new left hip resurfacing for five years.
Now only if they had similar technology for my arthritic right shoulder.
I had to quit playing racquetball after 4 singles games last night since my right shoulder was throbbing big time!  I can still play racquetball a couple of days a week.

[hernanu]

It would be nice if this was a generic procedure for all joints, with the same success.

[stevel]

Six year update:

I've continued to be active downhill skiing, racquetball and hunting with no problems or discomfort noted.
No x-rays or blood metal ion test this year as the tests are on two year intervals for a while.

[Pat Walter]

Hi Steve

Congratulations on the 6 year anniversary!!!!  Great that you continue to stop by and tell folks about your hip resurfacing.

I got your story caught up with all the updates so everyone can read them.

http://www.surfacehippy.info/hipresurfacing/stories/dr-su/607-steve-lee-hip-resurfacing-dr-su-2008

Looking forward to next years update.

Have fun!

Pat

[stevel]

Seven year update:  X-Rays look great.  Chromium 1.2 ng/ml;  cobalt < 1 ng/ml.
Next exam in 2 yrs.  Didn't ski much last year.  Local resort was only open for a few days due to lack of snow.  Played racquetball and won 2nd place in 40+ age division at Alaska state singles tournament in April even though I was 61 years old playing 40 year olds.  Also hunted for blue grouse, moose and canada geese.  No grouse or moose but got several geese.  Will retire in May, 2016 and have more time to travel and recreate.

[stevel]

Nine year update:  X-rays look great.  Chromium 1.6 ng/ml;  Cobalt < 1 ng/ml.
Retired May 1, 2016.  Skied at least 40 visits last winter.  Playing racquetball during the winter/spring.
Bagged 6 blue grouse last spring.  Bagged forked horn moose 10 days ago and packed entire moose out in quarters over 1/3 mile.  Used combination sled over several inches deep water and backpack.  Moose backstrap ate like tenderloin as moose was young at 1 1/2 yrs.  Also bagged 6 Canadian Geese.  Just turned 64 and very pleased with performance of LBHR with no issues.

[karlos.bell]

Cool.........

[Pat Walter]

Great to hear Steve.  It is so nice that you stop by each year to let us know how well you are doing.

I added your update to your story.

I wish you the very best.

Pat

[stevel]

10 year 10 month update:

X-rays of left hip BHR implant look great.
Blood tests for both cobalt and chromium below 1 ng/ml

Rt hip now has severe osteoarthritis with apparent bone on bone contact at superior joint space (upper left)
Progressive joint space narrowing over the years.  Became painful over a year ago and stopped playing racquetball.
Looks like I'm due for a right hip BHR and I'm awaiting Dr Su's evaluation.
I'm 65 now and had my left hip done at 55.

[hernanu]

Great news on the HR hip, Dr. Su seems to be a great surgeon, so good luck with it.  I joined the bi hr club nine years ago, am very happy I did. Good luck...