Update May 27, 2017 – I’m sharing my story because I know that there are others who are experimenting with what it is possible to accomplish physically with resurfaced hips. I have been a life long runner, although the only official race I ran was the Marine Corp Marathon in 1987 at age 30, time 3:14. I was running 7-9 miles on mountain trails when I first felt the hip pain in 2005. I just “ran through it.” I finally went to a doctor in November 2010 and the X-rays showed that both of my
Category Archives: 2016
Kevin C’s Hip Resurfacing with Dr. Pritchett 2016
…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
Update Larry’s Bilateral Hip Resurfacing with Dr. Gross 2016
December 21, 2016 – Well I am eight months out and did a jog/walk for 1.5 miles yesterday. That’s the first time I have jogged in 8 years. My HS hip felt great. I had some joint pain in the non HR hip after running, but not bad today.
I am feeling it in the muscles today as expected. I miss running, so I am going to introduce it back every other day.
Amazing these HR components feel so natural. I never get why Dr.Gross told me I might not like the feel of it.… Read the rest
Joe’s 6 Month Update Bilateral Dr. Gross 2016
Just posting for my (almost) 6 month post-surgery mark (I used 24 weeks because it came quicker :-))
Bottom Line: I couldn’t be happier.
To go back a year ago and recall all the hobbling and pain I experienced while trying to remain active, and then compare to how I feel now is simply hard to imagine. I’m doing activities that I haven’t done in *years*. I ran on the track a few weeks ago and did a little more than a 9 minute mile. I know that’s not too impressive, but in years past it
Peter Austin – Hip Resurfacing with Mr. McMinn 2016
Published on May 15, 2017 Peter was a familiar face at The McMinn Centre when he came for consultation on his troublesome right hip last year. At the start of his media career, Peter worked for Mr McMinn as his Media Manager for several years. Diagnosed with Perthes disease at age 5, Peter knew what it was like to live with hip problems so found employment in an area of interest. Now at age 33, the pain became too much and there was only one place Peter was going to go resolve it…… Read the rest
Joe’s 6 Month Update Bilateral Dr. Gross 2016
Just posting for my (almost) 6 month post-surgery mark (I used 24 weeks because it came quicker :-))
Bottom Line: I couldn’t be happier.
To go back a year ago and recall all the hobbling and pain I experienced while trying to remain active, and then compare to how I feel now is simply hard to imagine. I’m doing activities that I haven’t done in *years*. I ran on the track a few weeks ago and did a little more than a 9 minute mile. I know that’s not too impressive, but in years past it … Read the rest
2016 Stories
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Shelton’s Bilateral Hip Resurfacing with Dr. Gross 2016
January 3, 2017
My hip pain was a creeper that did not put me totally out of commission until about a year ago. Slowly started quiting all sorts of sporting activities i used to enjoy. No more tennis, jogging, racquetball, basketball etc. Worst of all was limitations with my kids age 9 and 12. I thought my life was over and that i would be an “observer” for the rest of my life. Finally i got motivated to go see a sports medicine doc and X-rays told the story of “end stage” OA in both hips. He couldn’t believe how … Read the rest
Joe’s Bilateral Hip Resurfacing with Dr. Gross 2016
December 30, 2016
I had bilateral HRA surgeries with Dr. Gross on December 12th and 14th of 2016, and am approximately two weeks and several days post surgery. I want to share my experience to others, and especially to those prospective patients considering this procedure. When my arthritis got to the point of affecting my daily activities of normal life last Spring, I began an inquiry to what my options were. I had pretty much resigned myself to the eventual total hip replacement surgery, and was rather saddened by the fact that I was going to have to retire from … Read the rest