Re: Introduction and Thanks!

[Guest guest]

Hi Sara,

Congratulations - I know you'll be in good hands.

Hoping to be with the good doctor soon myself. Ran

into a bit of a snag with insurance, but working on

it.

Take care and best wishes.

--- Sara wrote:

> Hello!

>

> First off, I am delighted to report that I will be

> having my left hip

> resurfaced by Dr. Gross on Dec. 3.

>

> A little about me - I am a 31 year old

> actress/singer from

> Chicago, with OA in my left hip as a result of a

> bacterial infection

> in the joint back in 1987. I was told back then that

> I might end up

> with a " touch of arthritis " , but I never imagined I

> would end up

> here at his age. I started having pain in 1994. It

> has progressed

> slowly, but in the last year or so it has taken a

> dramatic turn for

> the worse. I make my living doing musical theater,

> and when I

> began to have to turn down work I started to do some

> serious

> thinking about how my life has changed in the last

> year or so,

> with regards to how much my hip pain determines what

> I can

> and can't do, in my daily life as well as on stage.

> Well, X-rays

> revealed that my hip is totally shot - I was totally

> bone on bone,

> with lots of cysts and spurs. I was told that a THR

> was the next

> step, when I felt I was ready. I started researching

> my options,

> and came across this group. If not for you folks and

> the

> information here, I would have had no idea that

> resurfacing was

> an option.

>

> I live in Chicago, and after these last x-rays my

> rheumatologist

> here recommended that I see an OS. I went down to

> Atlanta last

> week (where I grew up, and had my surgery in 1987)

> to see my

> old docs. As soon as I left my OS appt. last

> Wednesday, I sat in

> the car in the parking lot with my parents. My

> father pulled out his

> cell phone and we immediately called Dr. Gross's

> office. We

> were lucky enough to get an appt. for Friday, a day

> before I was to

> fly back home to Chicago. I had my fingers crossed

> for the entire

> 4 hour drive to Columbia that Dr. Gross would tell

> me that the hip

> wasn't too far gone for resurfacing. I needn't have

> worried. He

> said I was a perfect candidate. I can't say enough

> about him, his

> nurse Lee Webb, and the entire office staff. They

> took so much

> time with me and were incredibly accommodating in

> scheduling

> my surgery. I know I will be in good hands.

>

> I'm sure I will have lots of questions for you all,

> but I am trying

> to

> gather them all before I post so as not to inundate

> you kind

> people with a billion posts at once. I mainly wanted

> to say thanks

> for all the information and support here. I am so

> lucky to have

> found a new group of friends- and you're all stuck

> with me now

>

> (Also- Lee Webb said they had just done someone from

>

> Chicago the week before- are you out there? I'd love

> a

> recommendation for an OS here in the Chicago area.)

>

> SIncerely,

> Sara

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Hello Sara,

Just a quick note to wish you well. I'm 2 weeks post-op w/Dr. Gross & am

doing well. You're right, he & Lee Webb are wonderful people - you'll be in

excellent hands.

A fellow named Raj was resurfaced the same day as I was (10/29) - he lives

in Chicago too; you might find his address on the totallyhip site; I believe

he posted a few days ago.

For what it's worth, I've been in dance for 25 years & sought out

resurfacing as my best chance to continue teaching & choreographing. I

teach part-time at Columbia College in the Dept. of Dance & Movement Therapy

although I live in Milwaukee.

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to contact me.

Cate

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[Guest guest]

Hi Cate:

I'm originally from Milwaukee and read about you when the article in

teh Milwaukee paper was posted here. Very happy to see you punched

through the beauracracy and got approval for your resurfacing. It

was clear from your local OS's coments in the article that his

knowledge of current resurfacing techniques was pretty limited.

I'm getting resurfaced next Monday by Mr. Treacy.

I'll be back in Wisconsin over Christmas for my annual pilgrimage

and family reunion. I live in San Francisco with my wife and

daughter now.

Cheers,

Voelz

> Hello Sara,

>

> Just a quick note to wish you well. I'm 2 weeks post-op w/Dr.

Gross & am

> doing well. You're right, he & Lee Webb are wonderful people -

you'll be in

> excellent hands.

>

> A fellow named Raj was resurfaced the same day as I was (10/29) -

he lives

> in Chicago too; you might find his address on the totallyhip site;

I believe

> he posted a few days ago.

>

> For what it's worth, I've been in dance for 25 years & sought out

> resurfacing as my best chance to continue teaching &

choreographing. I

> teach part-time at Columbia College in the Dept. of Dance &

Movement Therapy

> although I live in Milwaukee.

>

> If you have any questions, don't hesitate to contact me.

>

> Cate

>

>

>

>

>

>

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Hi ,

It's nice to hear from another Milwaukeean! I had a great experience with

Dr. Gross (c2k) in SC & hope yours is every bit as wonderful with Mr. Treacy

- he certainly has a sterling reputation.

It sounds like your turnaround time will be pretty quick if you're going to

be back in Wisconsin for the holidays. All my best & please let us know how

it goes!

Cate

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