Dr. Gross does it again! - 5 days post op

[Guest guest]

Greetings fellow resurfacers and prospective patients:

I am writing to say thanks to those of you who helped convince me to

choose resurfacing over THR (especially Cat, , , Wolf and

Miren). Dr. Gross resurfaced my left hip last Wednesday (5 days ago)

and it feels great. As advertised, the bone pain is COMPLETELY

GONE!!! All that's left is some swelling and weakness characteristic

of this surgery.

Tim from Michigan had his his done on the same day by Dr. Gross and

I am sure he'll be posting thoughts about his experience as well.

At 's suggestion, I stayed at the Hampton Inn in West Columbia,

about 2 blocks from the hospital. The people there were great and

they ferried me to and from the hospital at all hours. They really

went out of there way to help post op as well. There are special

rrom rates for Dr. Gross's patients too - about 50 bucks a night! I

would highly recommend the Hampton Inn to anyone going to see Dr.

Gross.

Lee Webb, Dr. Gross's right hand, was extremely friendly and

helpful. In addition to scheduling the surgery and helping with all

of the questions / preparation, Lee is a surgical nurse and has

assisted Dr. Gross on all of his resurfacing procedures (which now

number over 350!!). They did FIVE resurfacing surgeries the day I

was there. Lee also helps complete the surgery by closing the skin

with a subcuticular suture technique which provides minimal scarring

and precludes the need to move any staples or visible sutures. Thus,

all patients of Dr. Gross can thank Lee for the minimal scars you

have!!

Dr. Gross was extremely friendly and passionate about his procedure.

He answered all of my questions and I felt totally confident with

this procedure going into surgery.

The anesthesia protocol was great!! I had general anesthesia for a

back surgery 10 years ago and was spaced out for 2 days. In

contrast, at Lexington Hospital, I had an epidural with sedation and

was back to normal by lunchtime. Dr. Knight popped a little catheter

into a vein in my hand (bee sting) and gave me 2cc of Versed. I

rolled on my side and felt the sting of the local

anesthetic.............and then I woke up in recovery. That was it!!

I was paralyzed from the waist down for the first 24 hours post op

(strange feeling!!). My epidural catheter kinked during the first

night and I woke up the next morning with (almost) full feeling in

my lower half. As the hip pain was not bad, and the few remaining

numb areas were not associated with the surgery, I asked them to

pull the epidural. I did one more day of Vicodin and then haven't

needed any additional pain meds since.

The nursing staff at Lexington Medical Center was great!! The nurses

are attentive, compassionate and experienced.

I walked on my hip the day after surgery with the help of the

physical therapy staff. The ability to walk has increased and the

pain and stiffness have decreased with each passing day. I am

experiencing some of the " clunking " that others have described. I

think the joint capsule is really loose, there's not much

lubrication yet and the metal parts are just bumping into one

another.

I am glad that I gave this procedure a chance. I can say that like

many things, the anticipation of the surgery was worse than the

actual event. I would recommend this procedure to anyone who is

considering resurfacing. Thanks again to all!

Jim

Left hip C2K, Dr. Gross, 6-23-04

[Guest guest]

Hi, Jim:

As another Dr. Gross patient -- 5 weeks tomorrow -- let me add my

congratulations. I am glad to hear you are doing so well, and I know

that in the weeks ahead, if you have questions, you will continue to

experience how amazing Lee Webb and Dr. Gross are.

Best for a continued wonderful recovery,

> > Greetings fellow resurfacers and prospective patients:

> >

> > I am writing to say thanks to those of you who helped convince me

> to

> > choose resurfacing over THR (especially Cat, , , Wolf

and

> > Miren). Dr. Gross resurfaced my left hip last Wednesday (5 days

ago)

> > and it feels great. As advertised, the bone pain is COMPLETELY

> > GONE!!! All that's left is some swelling and weakness

> characteristic

> > of this surgery.

> >

> > Tim from Michigan had his his done on the same day by Dr. Gross

and

> > I am sure he'll be posting thoughts about his experience as well.

> >

> > At 's suggestion, I stayed at the Hampton Inn in West

Columbia,

> > about 2 blocks from the hospital. The people there were great and

> > they ferried me to and from the hospital at all hours. They

really

> > went out of there way to help post op as well. There are special

> > rrom rates for Dr. Gross's patients too - about 50 bucks a night!

I

> > would highly recommend the Hampton Inn to anyone going to see Dr.

> > Gross.

> >

> > Lee Webb, Dr. Gross's right hand, was extremely friendly and

> > helpful. In addition to scheduling the surgery and helping with

all

> > of the questions / preparation, Lee is a surgical nurse and has

> > assisted Dr. Gross on all of his resurfacing procedures (which

now

> > number over 350!!). They did FIVE resurfacing surgeries the day I

> > was there. Lee also helps complete the surgery by closing the

skin

> > with a subcuticular suture technique which provides minimal

> scarring

> > and precludes the need to move any staples or visible sutures.

> Thus,

> > all patients of Dr. Gross can thank Lee for the minimal scars you

> > have!!

> >

> > Dr. Gross was extremely friendly and passionate about his

> procedure.

> > He answered all of my questions and I felt totally confident with

> > this procedure going into surgery.

> >

> > The anesthesia protocol was great!! I had general anesthesia for

a

> > back surgery 10 years ago and was spaced out for 2 days. In

> > contrast, at Lexington Hospital, I had an epidural with sedation

> and

> > was back to normal by lunchtime. Dr. Knight popped a little

> catheter

> > into a vein in my hand (bee sting) and gave me 2cc of Versed. I

> > rolled on my side and felt the sting of the local

> > anesthetic.............and then I woke up in recovery. That was

it!!

> >

> > I was paralyzed from the waist down for the first 24 hours post op

> > (strange feeling!!). My epidural catheter kinked during the first

> > night and I woke up the next morning with (almost) full feeling

in

> > my lower half. As the hip pain was not bad, and the few remaining

> > numb areas were not associated with the surgery, I asked them to

> > pull the epidural. I did one more day of Vicodin and then haven't

> > needed any additional pain meds since.

> >

> > The nursing staff at Lexington Medical Center was great!! The

> nurses

> > are attentive, compassionate and experienced.

> >

> > I walked on my hip the day after surgery with the help of the

> > physical therapy staff. The ability to walk has increased and the

> > pain and stiffness have decreased with each passing day. I am

> > experiencing some of the " clunking " that others have described. I

> > think the joint capsule is really loose, there's not much

> > lubrication yet and the metal parts are just bumping into one

> > another.

> >

> > I am glad that I gave this procedure a chance. I can say that

like

> > many things, the anticipation of the surgery was worse than the

> > actual event. I would recommend this procedure to anyone who is

> > considering resurfacing. Thanks again to all!

> >

> > Jim

> >

> > Left hip C2K, Dr. Gross, 6-23-04