Hip Resurfacing General Questions => Hip Resurfacing Topics => Topic started by: Pat Walter on March 15, 2023, 08:54:18 AM
Title: 17 Year Anniversary of My BHR with Dr. De Smet in 2006
Post by: Pat Walter on March 15, 2023, 08:54:18 AM
Today is my 17th anniversary of my BHR with Dr. De Smet in 2006. I am 78 now and never had a problem with my BHR or operated hip. It is still going strong. I started this website in 2005 to help people learn about hip resurfacing.
I wrote a short pdf book about my Surgery and Belgium experience https://surfacehippy.info/ebook/belgium%26mybhr-2018.pdf (https://surfacehippy.info/ebook/belgium%26mybhr-2018.pdf) I also made a video in 2015 to explain more about my hip resurfacing and the growth of the surfacehippy.info website
Title: Re: 17 Year Anniversary of My BHR with Dr. De Smet in 2006
Post by: bluedevilsadvocate on March 15, 2023, 11:20:13 AM
Pat -
Congratulations on 17 years of your trouble-free BHR, and best wishes to you for many more!
And thank you for creating and maintaining this website. Surfacehippy.info and hipresurfacingsite.com (created by the late Vicky Marlow) have helped thousands to better lives.
Title: Re: 17 Year Anniversary of My BHR with Dr. De Smet in 2006
Post by: Pat Walter on March 15, 2023, 04:03:45 PM
Hi
Thank You. I did not start or control the hipresurfacingsite.com - that was started by Vicky Marlow and other people run that now.
I started Surfacehippy.info back in 2005. She created her site a few years later.
Just setting the record straight. She helped me and encouraged me back in 2005, then we both went our own ways to support hip resurfacing.
Title: Re: 17 Year Anniversary of My BHR with Dr. De Smet in 2006
Post by: DianeMoore on April 18, 2023, 01:13:41 PM
wow so amazing
Title: Re: 17 Year Anniversary of My BHR with Dr. De Smet in 2006
Post by: hernanu on July 02, 2023, 10:03:16 PM
Congratulations Pat! The best thing is to not have any pain or detriments from the resurfacing(s).
Again, thank you for starting and faithfully maintaining this site, it was a lifesaver when I was looking at hip resurfacing almost thirteen years ago.
Many thanks and good luck going forward.
Hernan.
Title: Re: 17 Year Anniversary of My BHR with Dr. De Smet in 2006
Post by: Pat Walter on July 03, 2023, 06:27:26 PM
Thank You Hernan! I appreciate your nice comments. Pat
Title: Re: 17 Year Anniversary of My BHR with Dr. De Smet in 2006
Post by: ScubaDuck on July 20, 2023, 12:53:06 AM
Congratulations on the anniversary, Pat! And I repeat the thanks I have given you over the years. I am not sure if I would have had the joyful life over the last 12 years if I didn't find this site and the community you created.