Gary at 7 months post op 7 month update… From: gary@e-coach.com December 12, 2007 ..on a cold and windy December morning, i was thinking the following on the way home from my first race back on the bike: 1) BHR Dr Bose: 4/12/07 2) Return home from resurfacing in india, … Continue reading →
My story begins from the x-ray and consultancy at a local hospital; he is one of the well known doctors in our small town. He diagnosed me with the terrible problem called as avascular necrosis. I am very young; I am just 26 and have AVN with the unknown cause. … Continue reading →
Life Pre-SurgerySunday, June 22. 2008 Pre Surgery Lifestyle: 1987-2004:sports 5x / week; volleyball, basketball, baseball, soccer. 1993: motorcycle accident; fractured femur. Long term result – severe arthritis, bone spurs, loss of cartilidge. 2002-2008: severe pain after sports; self medication through alcohol 2005-2008: stopped all sports but basketball due to pain. … Continue reading →
Dirk Van Dyke Bilateral DePuy ASR 02/08 03/08 Dr. Ball 7 Year Anniversary – Update I just celebrated my 7 yr anniversary with resurfaced hips. I was a “staged” bilateral, with the 2 sides done 5 weeks apart, the 2nd one on March 31, 7 yrs ago. I long ago … Continue reading →
Two months ago, Beth put her hip to the ultimate test, participating in the Dam Sprint Triathlon at Lake Perris. The event included an 800-yard swim, a 12-mike bike ride and a 5K run It was 10 years ago. Beth Barney had flown with her husband, Jason, from Utah for … Continue reading →
I have had both hips resurfaced by Dr. Harlan Amstutz—the left on 5/14/02 (using the hybrid Conserve Plus system) and the right on 3/4/10. On the latter, both the femoral and acetabular components were uncemented. I am only the third patient on which Dr. Amstutz has used an uncemented femoral … Continue reading →
I live in London, UK and am seven weeks post-op. Having benefitted from reading so many stories on this great website, I wanted to share mine in return. I appreciate that many people have had and will have different experiences with regard to various aspects (such as length of stay … Continue reading →
I am 4 weeks post-op RBHR tomorrow. I am 51 and was pretty active prior to surgery. I was given the go ahead to resume driving last weekend. It is my right leg and I have been driving for the past few days locally with no problem. I started returning … Continue reading →
Jono’s Hip Resurfacing with Dr. Gaston August 14, 2012 On Tuesday I had a LBHR by Dr Gaston in Edinburgh. Today I went for a quiet walk with my crutches by the Clyde in Glasgow without a limp for the first time in 3 years. When I first went for … Continue reading →
After a horse accident, in which the horse ran between two trees and wish boned me by catching both knees on the trees and opened my hips wider than God intended, I began to have hip problems. This occurred in May of 2000 and unbeknownst to me, it broke a … Continue reading →
I had my hips resurfaced (Birmingham) a month apart in 2007 when I was 62 due to restrictive hip movement. I had been running competitive 100 m to 800 metre distances but found I could no longer run the curves. Two years after surgery I was back sprinting – running … Continue reading →
March 13, 2008 My doctor is Thomas Vail at UC San Francisco. My doctor is planning to use the Depuy ASR. Have read what I could find on your great site from bilats and it’s all feeling good. The rehab really doesn’t seem much tougher, but I keep thinking I … Continue reading →
Wolf’s Hip Resurfacing Dr. Van Flandern 2010 Heading in next week, Dr Van Flandern. Super anxious, Excited, Scared, but ready for Blastoff, been carrying this thing around for years, now it’s time it carries me! October 18, 2010 It’s day 3 and am doing great. Going home today. Dr. Van … Continue reading →
June 26, 2008 Surgery was successful and I am now an official surface hippy. I reported to the pre-admission center at 5:30 am Monday morning. Luckily I do not live too far away about 30-40 minutes. Needless to say my wife was not completely overjoyed with the time, however she … Continue reading →
I had hip dysplasia bilateral. found out when I was 40 years old, after injury to right hip, moving a bed. In 2004 had Dr. Mont do a bone graft, on Rt hip was good for awhile. I’m 50 now , 5′ 2″ 135 lbs and was doing well, on … Continue reading →
I had my BHR on May 12, 2008 and no problems. Dr. Christopher Cox of California Pacific Orthopaedic in San Francisco indicated to me he has over 75 BHR’s and was trained in Birmigham, England along with Dr. Gilbert of the same practice.
Continue reading →I scheduled my surgery on Dec. 1, 2008 here in Boise, ID with Dr. Menzner (he’s been my ortho since I broke my femur 8 years ago). I was the 22nd resurfacing by Dr. Menzner in Boise, ID… I ended up with a Cormet device which has been in place … Continue reading →
I’ve had BHRs on both hips – left 2004, right 2008. In the last weeks before both ops I was hobbling a quarter of a mile for my morning paper, having to take breathers as pain washed over me. I was on anti-inflammatories to help me sleep. Since both ops … Continue reading →
