The Forum has been down for almost a month

[Pat Walter]

The forum was hacked and I have been working on it for weeks.  I always to backups, etc.  It was so messed up that the newer backups wouldn't work.  I tried one from April 2020  - YEA YEA YEA  it worked.  I know there are a few months of missed messages and some newer members will have to register again - BUT I finally have it restored and working.  I didn't think I was going to ever get it running again. 

Pat

[moe]

Thank you for all your efforts Pat, it is very much appreciated.

[hernanu]

Pat, thank you for all the work you do.

[autoazure]

Well done Pat, I Am really pleased to see that the sight is back up and running (just like a resurfacing patient)!

[Pat Walter]

Thanks guy and gals.  I appreciate your support.  I just did not want the old forum to die! People like hernanu have almost 4000 posts. A lot of folks have come and gone, and othesr stay to help. It is easy to forget about all the things that followed surgery when you have healed.  That's what hip resurfacing is about - getting back to an active, pain free life.

[blinky]

Glad you are back!

Let's get this show back on the road.

[John C]

Pat, thank you, and congratulations, for getting the site up and running again. There is so much invaluable history and information on this site that it would have been a shame to lose it.
Thanks for all of your dedicated efforts.

[tohandley]

Pat,

Having been away for a few months I wasn't aware of any of this.  you are a very special person to have put the time and effort into setting this site up and then doing it again!

I for one am eternally grateful for all of the information I  found here and I'm sure most others are too!

Thank you!
Tim

[Pat Walter]

Thank You Tim. I appreciate your kind words. I have always felt it was very important to keep this website and discussion group up and running. I use to do it as a full time job. More recently, I have been able to work on it part time. Covid has changed the hip resurfacing world, too. Hopefully, not for much longer. Most surgeons are back to doing hip resurfacing.
I wish you the best.
Pat

[imgetinold]

Hi Pat.  I had my first hip done back in 2012, and my other done 4 days ago (both by Dr. Gross).   I was VERY active in the year leading up to my first, and in the year following.  Then.....like many (most?) others, we basically forget that we have a fake hip and go about our lives.


With my second coming back up, I check back in to see what was going on, and saw that the activity level was so far down.  I'm glad you got it back up and running, and hope that activity picks back up.  There are SO many people who might go for a total hip without even knowing this exists.


I'm hoping that activity gets back to the 2012 level.  I will be checking in personally with frequency to help any newcomers with questions.  Keep up the good work, and thanks for this resource.

[Pat Walter]

Thanks Andy. Glad to see you had your second hip done.  I wish you the very best with 2 great hips now!
Pat