LBHR Feb. 5, 2008 Dr. Keusis Hi everyone, I just wanted to introduce myself to the group and am glad that there is a website dedicated to us. My name is Raul Garcia I had my left hip resurfaced on Feb 5th, 2008 at Alexian Bros. Medical center in Elk Grove, IL . My surgeon…
Continue reading →Bi-lateral Nov. 25, 2008 Dr. Vail Updated 10/25/2010 I had a bi-lateral hip resurfacing November 25, 2008 with Dr. Tom Vail at UCSF in San Francisco. As a 60 year old energetic and athletic woman who loves hiking, sports and kayaking, I wanted to regain my life. For the last 6-8 years I have been…
Continue reading →Hi, everyone! I’m just about 1 week post-op. I came home on Friday, 1/25/08, afternoon. The first 2 days after my surgery, I was really wandering why the heck I did this! And mostly because I couldn’t move! And any little movement caused some major pain! Having to go to the bathroom was the…
Continue reading →Bilateral HR Dr. Su 12/18/08 Dr. Barry Tannen (bilateral HR 12/18/08) I am a 52 year old physician who had bilateral hip resurfacing with Dr. Su on December 18th 2008 at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York. I had been diagnosed with moderate to severe osteoarthritis 3 years earlier and increasingly had to… Continue reading →
May 14, 2008 Dr. Gross I am a 35 year old male and was diagnosed with severe osteoarthritis in my left hip at the age of 28. I was also told my right hip showed early signs of osteoarthritis. My orthopedist recommended that I immediately stop running and playing basketball. He really did not want… Continue reading →