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Joseph is 41 and a former runner. At 35, he was diag. with
minor slip cap. ep. and minor dys. in the right hip. He did
a lot of exercises that help put off any surgery for 6
years. Then it got to be too much and he choose to have his
hip resurfaced with Dr. Su in New York.
March 30, 2006
On March 9, 2006, Dr. Su performed hip resurfacing surgery
on my right
hip. I had suffered from severe Ost. Arth. since I was 35. I
am now
41. This was a decision I put a lot of research into. I
could not
have made a better decision that to have the surgery
performed by Dr.
Su at The Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) in NY. Dr. Su
is very
knowledgeable on the subject. He spent a lot of time with me
before
hand going over the risks and benefits. His staff was also
very
accommodating given that I had to get the surgery perform
before the
new baby comes (May 2) and that I was traveling from
Philadelphia.
The surgery went great! Went in on Thursday morning, came
home on
Sunday Morning. I was up walking with crutches the day after
surgery
and I am now onto a cane. I was able to stop using pain
medication
after 4 days. Each day gets better and better.
Dr. Su made many visits to my room following surgery and has
been
constantly been monitoring my progress since my return home.
To
anyone considering this type of surgery, I highly recommend
Dr. Su and
his staff. The staff at HHS was also great, definitely worth
the
trip.
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