Re: Southern California doctor for teen?

[Guest guest]

> Dear Surfacehippy group,

>

> Just found out about you today. Our 14-year-old daughter has

> deteriorated hip due to avascular necrosis, possibly Juvenile Rheumatod

> Arthritis (JRA) and maybe also hip dysplasia. She is a candidate for

> THR but we're wondering if maybe she could have hip resurfacing instead.

> She has been an athlete until recently. (This all happened in the last

> year.) Does anyone know a good surgeon in the Southern California area?

> We live in Carlsbad in San Diego county.

I'd recommend that you talk to the Joint Replacement Institute in Los

Angeles. Dr. Amstutz at JRI has done more resurfacings than anyone

else in North America. Check out JRI's web page:

http://www.jri-oh.com

Steve (bilateral C+ 4/20/04, Amstutz)

[Guest guest]

> Dear Surfacehippy group,

>

> Just found out about you today. Our 14-year-old daughter has

> deteriorated hip due to avascular necrosis, possibly Juvenile Rheumatod

> Arthritis (JRA) and maybe also hip dysplasia. She is a candidate for

> THR but we're wondering if maybe she could have hip resurfacing instead.

> She has been an athlete until recently. (This all happened in the last

> year.) Does anyone know a good surgeon in the Southern California area?

> We live in Carlsbad in San Diego county.

I'd recommend that you talk to the Joint Replacement Institute in Los

Angeles. Dr. Amstutz at JRI has done more resurfacings than anyone

else in North America. Check out JRI's web page:

http://www.jri-oh.com

Steve (bilateral C+ 4/20/04, Amstutz)

[Guest guest]

Virginia,

I live in Vista and I had my hip resurfaced 3 months ago

tommorrow. Dr. Amstutz in LA did my surgery, he is one of the worlds

leading Surgeons for this procedure. I have done alot of research

and would be very happy to speak to you by phone and help you in any

way I can. 726-9272 is my home phone, I work all day and usually go

to the beach or work out til about 8 at night during the week. But I

will call you back if you leave me a message. I'd love speak with

you and share what I have learned about resurfacing. Feel free to

call, or e-mail if you prefer.

C+ Amstutz 4-15-04

> Dear Surfacehippy group,

>

> Just found out about you today. Our 14-year-old daughter has

> deteriorated hip due to avascular necrosis, possibly Juvenile

Rheumatod

> Arthritis (JRA) and maybe also hip dysplasia. She is a candidate

for

> THR but we're wondering if maybe she could have hip resurfacing

instead.

> She has been an athlete until recently. (This all happened in the

last

> year.) Does anyone know a good surgeon in the Southern California

area?

> We live in Carlsbad in San Diego county.

>

> Thanks,

> Virginia

>

> File - etiquette.txt

>

>

>

> A few words about net etiquette and this forum.

>

> I'd like to have a free and open exchange of information in this

> forum. When I say in the introduction, " ... feel free to speak

your

> onions " , I mean it. It is important for us all to know about the

> good and bad outcomes.

>

> That said, please try to be fair and tell the whole story. Stick

> to the facts. Dwelling on a specific disagreement and addressing

> professionals as being unethical (just short of namecalling,

> essentially)

> only dilutes factual arguments, and, indeed, has alienated some

who

> could potentially help us.

>

> If anyone has a problem with a specific poster's behavior it is

> best to send them a personal e-mail and say so. Better to do this

in

> email than fill the message queue with analysis of who is right or

> wrong or acting poorly. I've seen it happen in other e-mail

groups --

> somehow its is easier to lapse into a confrontational mode in this

> impersonal communication method. Of course its low to send email

> anonymously or infuse it with hate. If you receive complaints

about

> your posts please try to use such criticism constructively in

future

> posts. Also, don't take criticism personally, its impossible to

> please everyone.

>

> Finally, it IS bad etiquette to share a personal letter or email

> publicly without the author's permission. However, when you write

> a letter or email consider that it might be made public; don't

> write what you wouldn't want read back to you some day.

>

> Good luck to all in dealing with their hip problems,

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