Category Archives: Personal Stories by Surgeon

Personal hip resurfacing stories listed by surgeon used.

Lynn Beyler Bilateral Hip Resurfacing Dr. De Smet 2005

Posted on by May 28, 2017

Hip #2 is going well here in Gent Belgium. Everyone says that I am doing much better then I did for the first one, but I thought I did great the first time! It is easier though. I am fondly beginning to think of it as a three day “time out” that I had to take to get repaired.

The second hip was easier ~ knowing what to expect is more then half the battle. Dr. DeSmet or whoever your doctor is fights the other half for you. Maybe it is in the fight that we find life again. At … Read the rest

Carol Tilden’s Hip Resurfacing with Dr. Smith 2006

Posted on by May 28, 2017

For anyone who is interested, here is a brief and boring account of my surgery
and hospital stay. I was in hospital from Monday the 17th to Saturday July
22.The actual sugary took an hour and a half, and went very well, thank God. No
complications, and the anesthetist was completely agreeable with my desire for
no narcotics and no sedative. It was kind of cool to hear them banging and
clanging, and I KNEW when I heard a particular metallic clanging sound and felt
my body being hammered, that they were hammering in the acetabular cup. <big
grin>I had … Read the rest

Richard’s Hip Resurfacing with Dr. Antoniou 2007

Posted on by May 28, 2017

RASR April 2007 Dr. Antoniou  Canada

Richard from Nova Scotia   Antoniou RASR April 10 2007 I’m a new 69 year old surfacehippy that was in pretty good shapebefore the operation and am now 10 days post op in Montreal. Staples were removed yesterday and I’ll be returning to Nova Scotia tomorrow.

At the outset I have to say that I think I read too many stories of surfacehippies who with few problems and little  pain were walking without aids and back to a normal life within weeks. My recovery hasn’t been so smooth or quick, and part of the mental … Read the rest

Linda’s Hip Resurfacing Story with Dr. Gross 2007

Posted on by May 27, 2017

Well, after watching this board on and off over the last four painful years, I finally had my right hip resurfed by Dr. Gross on Sept. 5, 2007.  I want to tell everyone that my pre-op and OR experience were beyond belief.  I used to be an RN and I have never seen a team of medical providers so compassionate and just plain nice.We stayed at  the Courtyard by Marriott in the parking lot of the hospital. Being the first case of the day we thought it would be easier.   Two or three minutes after arriving they came to take

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Richard’s Hip Resurfacing with Dr. Antoniou 2007

Posted on by May 26, 2017

RASR April 2007 Dr. Antoniou  Canada

Richard from Nova Scotia   Antoniou RASR April 10 2007 I’m a new 69 year old surfacehippy that was in pretty good shapebefore the operation and am now 10 days post op in Montreal. Staples were removed yesterday and I’ll be returning to Nova Scotia tomorrow.

At the outset I have to say that I think I read too many stories of surfacehippies who with few problems and little  pain were walking without aids and back to a normal life within weeks. My recovery hasn’t been so smooth or quick, and part of the mental

… Read the rest

Artur Akhmatkhuzin 2016 Olympic Champion In Fencing HR with Dr. Su 2014

Posted on by May 26, 2017

Read Arthur’s Full Story Here

…At the beginning of 2014, I underwent the hip resurfacing surgery. True to Dr. Su’s words, I returned to fencing a year after the surgery. Remarkably, a year and a half after my surgery, I won two medals at the 2015 World Championship: bronze in the individual and silver in the team competition. In 2016 I won the Russian National Championship, and the team gold at the European Championships. My highlight of 2016 was my qualification for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio for both the individual and team competitions. I placed 9th in the … Read the rest

Joe’s Hip Resurfacing Update with Dr. Plakseychuk 2015

Posted on by May 26, 2017

Read Joe’s Full Story Here

I am just over one year removed from right hip resurfacing surgery (BHR) performed by Dr. Anton Plakseychuk at UPMC Magee in Pittsburgh, PA.  I have been hesitant to report, because it has only been a year, but the results have been so dramatic, that I feel the need to let others know, that at least some of us have been able to return to an active lifestyle and in my case, perhaps better than I was before…

…Starting in late September (11 months post-surgery) and for the next two months, I would run four … Read the rest

G’s 5 Year Update Hip Resurfacing with Dr. Amstutz 2011

Posted on by May 26, 2017

Read G’s Full Story Here

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 chemo for lymphoma.. when she passed.. I went 2200 miles west to Dr Amstutz.
I was 77. Dr A thought the hip was a mess BUT he agreed to do the Resurf.
Now at 82, I do anything I want, climb ladders, crawl … Read the rest

Kevin C’s Hip Resurfacing with Dr. Pritchett 2016

Posted on by May 26, 2017

Read Kevin’s Full Story Here

…All in all the surgery and recovery has gone very well.  I have been very impressed with everyone at Proliance, Dr. Pritchett’s practice, and the folks at Swedish.   Plus, I have so much confidence in Dr. Pritchett that I know my surgery was done as well as it could have been done.  He is so knowledgeable in this area having worked with one of the original pioneers in resurfacing and then pioneering additional improvements himself.  Everyone we spoke to about him offered unsolicited comments of praise.   He is a man of few words, but extremely … Read the rest