Durom Resurfacing in Vancouver But 2 Years

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There is now an approx. 2 year waiting list in Vancouver (Canada). The 4

doctors here have switched from using the Birmingham prosthesis to the Durom

prosthesis which is approx. $1,000 less. The Durom has been used with 200,000

patients so far and there is evidence of it being a superior product IMHO. One

of these 4 docors in Vancouver (all part of the same team) does only hip

resurfacing but they all do not encourage hip resurfacing because they do not

feel that there is sufficient evidence after only 10 years. I insisted with my

Ortho. , Dr. Garbuz, that I wanted the hip resurfacing and I am now on an

approx 18 month waitng list because I had visited him 8 months earlier. Should

I wait this long or go to Birmingham or somewhere closer? I am not in severe

constant pain and can hit tennis balls with limited movements. Should I avoid

too much movement if my operation is so far away. Do I risk wearing out the

femur bulb bone if I have very little cartilage left? Any thoughts or opinions

are appreciated. I am gald that I discovered this Yahoo group just a few days

ago. Thanks everybody for your great stories and sharing!

Ted