On Thursday, July 12, 2007 I had my right hip resurfaced by Dr. Edwin Su at the Hospital for Special Surgery in NYC.

First, a few things that weren’t clear to me before the surgery.

I was not supposed to take any ibuprofen for 2 weeks before surgery. I was supposed to stop taking glucosamine chondroitin a few days before surgery and no iron for a few days before surgery. So check on any medication restrictions for weeks before the surgery.

I had hoped to bring my sandals to the hospital, but they said only close toed shoes (although this … Read the rest

April 9, 2012

Hello from Arrojos hospital bed! Did indeed have it done today. Dr. Su told
me this morning, the worst that could happen due to my past week is that I’d
feel lousy. I told him I am already going to feel lousy! Lets just do it!

At 4:00 I was in a lot of pain. But now (10:00) I feel pretty good! I am even
doing leg exercises in bed (ankle pumps and heel drags). I know I know don’t
overdo it. Walking tomorrow!

April 10,  2012

Day 2: Just walked 200 feet… On crutches! Was only … Read the rest

As a television medical correspondent for
decades on shows like Today, Dateline and the CBS evening
News and author of 12 books on consumer medicine, I have to
admit it. I have never faced a more vexing decision than
that choosing between a total hip replacement and hip
resurfacing. The claims and data appeared wildly
contradictory and each surgeon’s take was miles apart from
the others.  I called great friends in orthopedics at
the leading Harvard hospitals and in NY, Baltimore and Los
Angeles. The word I got was emphatic. Don’t do the hip
resurfacing, it’s a failed concept. It … Read the rest

I am a 52 year old female and had right hip resurfacing at the Hospital for
Special Surgeries on July 6, 2007 with Dr. Edwin Su. Prior to that surgery I had
had arthroscopic surgery to my right hip in 2002 for a labral tear that I had
probably had for 30 years. I was a gymnast in college and had on and off pain
since then. After the arthroscopic surgery at the HSS I diligently worked to get
the range of motion and seemed to progress but never became pain free. I had
right foot issues and got orthotics … Read the rest

 I would like to commend Dr. Su for giving
me my life back. I’ve lived with an arthritic right hip for about 5
years until a friend of mine told me about the wonderful world of
hip resurfacing and Dr. Su in particular. I was skeptical about the
whole thing, but I decided to investigate the process. I liked what
I heard and as a result had hip resurface surgery on 7/8/2010.

After a rough first week, I started to push
myself to the point where I didn’t need crutches or even a cane
after the third week. I was … Read the rest