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 →
Linnett’s Revision Story and Suggestions 2015 You may remember I wrote some years ago with the problems I had firstly with the BHR (the usual pseudo tumours that are so common with this implant) and then problems with the revised hip. Fast forward a few years, an infection was diagnosed … Continue reading →
December 8, 2016 Update I have been away from the site for 5 plus years… It’s like I never left…Then the resistance to HR was very evident by the THR community.I had had a very bad bone on bone for years, my wife of 50+ years (great years) was in … Continue reading →
Lisa E’s Bilateral Hip Resurfacing with Dr. Rogerson 2007/2013 Lisa underwent her left BHR in 2007 and her right BHR in 2013. “With both hips resurfaced, I am so happy to be mobile and active again!” Patient Lisa E. has returned to her dancing days following bilateral BHR’s. Her range … Continue reading →
February 14, 2018 Update I had my right hip done in 2005 at 53 years old by Dr. Mont using a Wright C+ so I’m at the 12 1/2 year mark. No problems, no concerns, no looking back. Interesting reading some of the responses – I had a very easy … Continue reading →
Luz’s Hip Resurfacing with Dr. Gross 2014 January 12, 2014 Just had HRS on LHASA with Dr. Gross on 1-6-14. January 20, 2012 I’m a 51 year old female who has been super active and fit since my teen years. I have played tennis, but had to give it up, … Continue reading →
Tom’s Hip Resurfacing with Dr. Brooks 2014 February 17, 2014 I’m 4 weeks before my scheduled Surgery. I’ve read a lot of post of leg length discrepancy post- surgery but none prior to. My hip pain started 5 years ago, but it was a sudden change in length 3 years … Continue reading →
Larry’s Hip Resurfacing with Dr. Hickman 2011 June 22, 2011 I had RBHR the day before yesterday with Dr. Joshua Hickman in Bountiful, UT. I was up and walking the afternoon of surgery and discharged the next day after I convinced the PT that I was stable on crutches. I … Continue reading →
Shabbis’s Hip Resurfacing with Dr. Pritchett 2014 October 20, 2014 I am a 41 year old male with FAI and HOA in both hips. I was diagnosed in 2012 and was told by a local ortho here in Portland that I would need a THR in both hips and to … Continue reading →
Lori’s Hip Resurfacing with Dr. Rector 2011 I was 36 when I was diagnosed with OA. It was quite an emotional process for me. The first ortho suggested that I modify my life and take pain pills. He suggested no impact sports, so no hiking, walking, stairs and to try … Continue reading →
Liz’s Hip Resurfacing with Mr. Witt 2007 August 6, 2007 I am just about 3 weeks post op from a hip resurface where they did a little extra, and so I have a plate and 2 screws as well as the resurface. My surgeon removed a bit of bone to … Continue reading →
8 Year Update July 13, 2017 8 years and still going strong. 64 years, very active, hiking, kayaking, snowshoeing, weight training, 3400 miles on road. gravel, and mountain bikes in 2016. Never any issues, hips totally pain free. Aches and elsewhere lol! Thanks to Pat for this site, great info. … Continue reading →
April 2, 2019 5 Year Anniversary Today is the 5 Year Anniversary of my left Hip Resurfacing with Dr. Robert Marchand at South County Hospital in Wakefield, RI. My hip has been great. I am very active on it as well. I do a lot of cycling. I also work … Continue reading →
February 2015 I am an emergency physician who retired at the end of 2013 at age 65. Nine months later I ran into one of life’s speedbumps when my R hip became very uncomfortable with modest activity. An x-ray demonstrated bone-on-bone degenerative arthritis with a femoral neck cam. I underwent … Continue reading →
Lisa’s Hip Resurfacing with Dr. Rogerson 2007 My hip story began ten years ago, when I started experiencing pain in my left hip flexor area. This pain came on rather quickly and became intense within just a week or two. The long arduous process of attempting to have this problem … Continue reading →
Lynn D’s Hip Resurfacing with Dr. Rogerson 2014 BHR patient Lynn D. can keep up with her granddaughters, even if their parents can’t. Keeping up with twin, three-year-old granddaughters is no easy task, especially at the most magical place on earth. Lynn was able to accomplish that just five months … Continue reading →
Bryan J’s Hip Resurfacing with Dr. Rogerson 2007 An injury at age 24 started the journey toward this athlete’s BHR surgery 20 years later. “I am currently more flexible and active now than I was in my twenties and thirties.” “When I was 24 years old and very active and … Continue reading →