Guest guest Posted May 6, 2004 Report Share Posted May 6, 2004 Hi, They are done fairly routinely in Australia if you want closer and then there is a clinic in India that gets mentioned fairly regularly in posts here............ It is even cheaper than Belgium and the doctors were trained with the best in UK.............we have a couple of good reports in the archives and they were mentioned only a couple of weeks ago if you want to go look at past postings.......... The makers will supply you with lists of surgeons for areas if you go out and ask them online. Edith LBHR Dr. L Walter Syd Aust 8/02 > > I am from the Philippines, and right now I am fixing a schedule for a THR in the United States. I just recently found this group, and I dont know where to begin looking for a doctor who does hip resurfacings. So far, I only found Dr de Smet (Belgium), I cant seem to find a site or any way to contact other doctors who do resurfacing. I would really appreciate help in looking for doctors who do resurfacing and how to contact them. I am not really particular as to where, as I am from the Philippines, but I would really like a doctor who is responsive to patients. > > Thanks again. > > Sincerely, > > MK > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 6, 2004 Report Share Posted May 6, 2004 Hi, They are done fairly routinely in Australia if you want closer and then there is a clinic in India that gets mentioned fairly regularly in posts here............ It is even cheaper than Belgium and the doctors were trained with the best in UK.............we have a couple of good reports in the archives and they were mentioned only a couple of weeks ago if you want to go look at past postings.......... The makers will supply you with lists of surgeons for areas if you go out and ask them online. Edith LBHR Dr. L Walter Syd Aust 8/02 > > I am from the Philippines, and right now I am fixing a schedule for a THR in the United States. I just recently found this group, and I dont know where to begin looking for a doctor who does hip resurfacings. So far, I only found Dr de Smet (Belgium), I cant seem to find a site or any way to contact other doctors who do resurfacing. I would really appreciate help in looking for doctors who do resurfacing and how to contact them. I am not really particular as to where, as I am from the Philippines, but I would really like a doctor who is responsive to patients. > > Thanks again. > > Sincerely, > > MK > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 9, 2004 Report Share Posted May 9, 2004 Hi, I am from city of Bangalore, India where the IT revolution that is transforming the country is taking place. I am a 44 yrs old medical doctor doing general practice and have had my right hip resurfaced by Dr. Vijay C. Bose at Apollo speciality Hospital in chennai.India THe operation has been a miracle for me. The years of pain that i suffered due to Avascular necrosis is gone and now every waking hour is a joy. simple activities like sitting on the floor brings me sheer happiness.I still have some residual stiffness in the early morning which goes away once i start my routine activities At 3 months post-op i have a question for those 'experienced' hippies. Is jogging a good thing to do for the prosthesis at this time.My doctor seems to think so and he says it will not cause damage. I have read some information on the internet that some surgeons advise againstimpact activities.I would be grateful for your thoughts This surgeon of mine does some serious hip work and as i am a doctor he showed some of the comlex resurfacings he has done in his laptop computer. That was some unbelievably serious work. I chose him to do my resurfacing as he is by far the most experienced in India with more than two hundred BHRresurfacings but more importantly more than 100 of them have been for AVN - the condition that i was suffering from. During my stay in the hospital i met two malaysians and one canadian who had come for BHR surgery. The canadian remarked that the price he got this surgery was a tiny fraction of what he was quoted in the U.S. He also told me that he was here to escape the long waiting list in Canada. I have no hesitation in recommending doctor Bose for hip resurfacing as he seems to be a master in this craft.In addition he is such a warm human being with geniune friendliness to his patients. The thing that impressed me most was his prompt and detailed e-mail replies to the hundreds of queries i had before surgery. I wish others should benefit out of his expertise and have the most pleasant experience that i had at chennai. his e-mail add is bose5vijay@... Finally this group has been such a powerful resourse for me postop as i continue to have an insatiable appetite for information on hip resurfacing. Strangely some of my orthopaedic friends have not heard of it or dismiss it as humbug. WOULD ANY ONE OF YOU BELIEVE THAT THERE IS NO SUEGEON WHO DOES HIP RESURFACING IN BANGALORE!!!- a city with scores of big hospitals and hundreds of orthos.It is a strange world that we live in. in warm bonding with fellow surface hippies Rahul > Hi, > > They are done fairly routinely in Australia if you want closer and then > there is a clinic in India that gets mentioned fairly regularly in posts > here............ It is even cheaper than Belgium and the doctors were > trained with the best in UK.............we have a couple of good reports in > the archives and they were mentioned only a couple of weeks ago if you want > to go look at past postings.......... > > The makers will supply you with lists of surgeons for areas if you go out > and ask them online. > > Edith LBHR Dr. L Walter Syd Aust 8/02 > > > > > I am from the Philippines, and right now I am fixing a schedule for a THR > in the United States. I just recently found this group, and I dont know > where to begin looking for a doctor who does hip resurfacings. So far, I > only found Dr de Smet (Belgium), I cant seem to find a site or any way to > contact other doctors who do resurfacing. I would really appreciate help in > looking for doctors who do resurfacing and how to contact them. I am not > really particular as to where, as I am from the Philippines, but I would > really like a doctor who is responsive to patients. > > > > Thanks again. > > > > Sincerely, > > > > MK > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 10, 2004 Report Share Posted May 10, 2004 Hi Rahul, So glad to hear from another country and it is interesting how various places in the world are dealing with the introduction of Resurfacing......... Here in Australia it is catching on fairly fast but there are still areas like yours where no surgeons do it.......though these now tend to be those distant from state capital cities and a fraction of the population of your cities.......... As for the jogging........... there are some emails in archives about runners........ When you say you have found some internet info that says surgeons advise against impact activities I am wondering if they were Resurface surgeons........? It seems to be pretty doubtful that running on a THR is too good for it long term but my understanding of a Resurface is that some of the major doctors recommend that impact activities are actually good for keeping the femur head alive and well......... possibly helping AVN situations............ your Dr Bose was actually one who wrote to this site once and explained some of that and spoke about stress loadings etc.......... I suspect most of us would love to take up running and jogging again but other joints in our bodies are more the culprit to stopping us than our new hips............smile. The timing that you take jogging also could be an issue but I would think Dr. Bose would be the best advisor for that........... Edith LBHR Dr. L Walter Syd Aust 8/02 > I am from city of Bangalore, India where the IT revolution that is > transforming the country is taking place. > I am a 44 yrs old medical doctor doing general practice and have had > my right hip resurfaced by Dr. Vijay C. Bose at Apollo speciality > Hospital in chennai.India > THe operation has been a miracle for me. The years of pain that i > suffered due to Avascular necrosis is gone and now every waking hour > is a joy. simple activities like sitting on the floor brings me sheer > happiness.I still have some residual stiffness in the early morning > which goes away once i start my routine activities > At 3 months post-op i have a question for those 'experienced' hippies. > Is jogging a good thing to do for the prosthesis at this time.My > doctor seems to think so and he says it will not cause damage. I have > read some information on the internet that some surgeons advise > againstimpact activities.I would be grateful for your thoughts > This surgeon of mine does some serious hip work and as i am a doctor > he showed some of the comlex resurfacings he has done in his laptop > computer. That was some unbelievably serious work. I chose him to do > my resurfacing as he is by far the most experienced in India with > more than two hundred BHRresurfacings but more importantly more than > 100 of them have been for AVN - the condition that i was suffering > from. > During my stay in the hospital i met two malaysians and one canadian > who had come for BHR surgery. The canadian remarked that the price he > got this surgery was a tiny fraction of what he was quoted in the > U.S. He also told me that he was here to escape the long waiting list > in Canada. I have no hesitation in recommending doctor Bose for hip > resurfacing as he seems to be a master in this craft.In addition he > is such a warm human being with geniune friendliness to his patients. > The thing that impressed me most was his prompt and detailed e-mail > replies to the hundreds of queries i had before surgery. > I wish others should benefit out of his expertise and have the most > pleasant experience that i had at chennai. his e-mail add is > bose5vijay@... > Finally this group has been such a powerful resourse for me postop as > i continue to have an insatiable appetite for information on hip > resurfacing. Strangely some of my orthopaedic friends have not heard > of it or dismiss it as humbug. WOULD ANY ONE OF YOU BELIEVE THAT > THERE IS NO SUEGEON WHO DOES HIP RESURFACING IN BANGALORE!!!- a city > with scores of big hospitals and hundreds of orthos.It is a strange > world that we live in. > > in warm bonding with fellow surface hippies > > Rahul > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 10, 2004 Report Share Posted May 10, 2004 Hi Rahul, So glad to hear from another country and it is interesting how various places in the world are dealing with the introduction of Resurfacing......... Here in Australia it is catching on fairly fast but there are still areas like yours where no surgeons do it.......though these now tend to be those distant from state capital cities and a fraction of the population of your cities.......... As for the jogging........... there are some emails in archives about runners........ When you say you have found some internet info that says surgeons advise against impact activities I am wondering if they were Resurface surgeons........? It seems to be pretty doubtful that running on a THR is too good for it long term but my understanding of a Resurface is that some of the major doctors recommend that impact activities are actually good for keeping the femur head alive and well......... possibly helping AVN situations............ your Dr Bose was actually one who wrote to this site once and explained some of that and spoke about stress loadings etc.......... I suspect most of us would love to take up running and jogging again but other joints in our bodies are more the culprit to stopping us than our new hips............smile. The timing that you take jogging also could be an issue but I would think Dr. Bose would be the best advisor for that........... Edith LBHR Dr. L Walter Syd Aust 8/02 > I am from city of Bangalore, India where the IT revolution that is > transforming the country is taking place. > I am a 44 yrs old medical doctor doing general practice and have had > my right hip resurfaced by Dr. Vijay C. Bose at Apollo speciality > Hospital in chennai.India > THe operation has been a miracle for me. The years of pain that i > suffered due to Avascular necrosis is gone and now every waking hour > is a joy. simple activities like sitting on the floor brings me sheer > happiness.I still have some residual stiffness in the early morning > which goes away once i start my routine activities > At 3 months post-op i have a question for those 'experienced' hippies. > Is jogging a good thing to do for the prosthesis at this time.My > doctor seems to think so and he says it will not cause damage. I have > read some information on the internet that some surgeons advise > againstimpact activities.I would be grateful for your thoughts > This surgeon of mine does some serious hip work and as i am a doctor > he showed some of the comlex resurfacings he has done in his laptop > computer. That was some unbelievably serious work. I chose him to do > my resurfacing as he is by far the most experienced in India with > more than two hundred BHRresurfacings but more importantly more than > 100 of them have been for AVN - the condition that i was suffering > from. > During my stay in the hospital i met two malaysians and one canadian > who had come for BHR surgery. The canadian remarked that the price he > got this surgery was a tiny fraction of what he was quoted in the > U.S. He also told me that he was here to escape the long waiting list > in Canada. I have no hesitation in recommending doctor Bose for hip > resurfacing as he seems to be a master in this craft.In addition he > is such a warm human being with geniune friendliness to his patients. > The thing that impressed me most was his prompt and detailed e-mail > replies to the hundreds of queries i had before surgery. > I wish others should benefit out of his expertise and have the most > pleasant experience that i had at chennai. his e-mail add is > bose5vijay@... > Finally this group has been such a powerful resourse for me postop as > i continue to have an insatiable appetite for information on hip > resurfacing. Strangely some of my orthopaedic friends have not heard > of it or dismiss it as humbug. WOULD ANY ONE OF YOU BELIEVE THAT > THERE IS NO SUEGEON WHO DOES HIP RESURFACING IN BANGALORE!!!- a city > with scores of big hospitals and hundreds of orthos.It is a strange > world that we live in. > > in warm bonding with fellow surface hippies > > Rahul > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 10, 2004 Report Share Posted May 10, 2004 Rahul! It's great to hear from an actual Indian physician who has had resurfacing in India! We have been talking about the availablility of this procedure in India back several weeks ago on this site. I am exploring this procedure for myself...I'm female, age 51 with a diagnosis of Protrusio Acetabulum or " Otto Pelvis " . My husband is a physician...Internal Medicine...who had never heard of this procedure and is very skeptical. We live in Memphis, Tennessee where there are no surgeons who do resurfs either. In fact, I sat next to an OS at a dinner about a month ago and he said very bluntly " Don't let anyone resurface your hip! " I, however, have a mind of my own and have spent much time researching this technique. Anyway...I'm hoping that it will work for me. Welcome! It's great to hear your story. Susie > Hi Rahul, > > So glad to hear from another country and it is interesting how various > places in the world are dealing with the introduction of > Resurfacing......... Here in Australia it is catching on fairly fast but > there are still areas like yours where no surgeons do it.......though these > now tend to be those distant from state capital cities and a fraction of the > population of your cities.......... > > As for the jogging........... there are some emails in archives about > runners........ When you say you have found some internet info that says > surgeons advise against impact activities I am wondering if they were > Resurface surgeons........? It seems to be pretty doubtful that running on a > THR is too good for it long term but my understanding of a Resurface is that > some of the major doctors recommend that impact activities are actually good > for keeping the femur head alive and well......... possibly helping AVN > situations............ your Dr Bose was actually one who wrote to this site > once and explained some of that and spoke about stress loadings > etc.......... I suspect most of us would love to take up running and jogging > again but other joints in our bodies are more the culprit to stopping us > than our new hips............smile. > > The timing that you take jogging also could be an issue but I would think > Dr. Bose would be the best advisor for that........... > > Edith LBHR Dr. L Walter Syd Aust 8/02 > > > I am from city of Bangalore, India where the IT revolution that is > > transforming the country is taking place. > > I am a 44 yrs old medical doctor doing general practice and have had > > my right hip resurfaced by Dr. Vijay C. Bose at Apollo speciality > > Hospital in chennai.India > > THe operation has been a miracle for me. The years of pain that i > > suffered due to Avascular necrosis is gone and now every waking hour > > is a joy. simple activities like sitting on the floor brings me sheer > > happiness.I still have some residual stiffness in the early morning > > which goes away once i start my routine activities > > At 3 months post-op i have a question for those 'experienced' hippies. > > Is jogging a good thing to do for the prosthesis at this time.My > > doctor seems to think so and he says it will not cause damage. I have > > read some information on the internet that some surgeons advise > > againstimpact activities.I would be grateful for your thoughts > > This surgeon of mine does some serious hip work and as i am a doctor > > he showed some of the comlex resurfacings he has done in his laptop > > computer. That was some unbelievably serious work. I chose him to do > > my resurfacing as he is by far the most experienced in India with > > more than two hundred BHRresurfacings but more importantly more than > > 100 of them have been for AVN - the condition that i was suffering > > from. > > During my stay in the hospital i met two malaysians and one canadian > > who had come for BHR surgery. The canadian remarked that the price he > > got this surgery was a tiny fraction of what he was quoted in the > > U.S. He also told me that he was here to escape the long waiting list > > in Canada. I have no hesitation in recommending doctor Bose for hip > > resurfacing as he seems to be a master in this craft.In addition he > > is such a warm human being with geniune friendliness to his patients. > > The thing that impressed me most was his prompt and detailed e- mail > > replies to the hundreds of queries i had before surgery. > > I wish others should benefit out of his expertise and have the most > > pleasant experience that i had at chennai. his e-mail add is > > bose5vijay@h... > > Finally this group has been such a powerful resourse for me postop as > > i continue to have an insatiable appetite for information on hip > > resurfacing. Strangely some of my orthopaedic friends have not heard > > of it or dismiss it as humbug. WOULD ANY ONE OF YOU BELIEVE THAT > > THERE IS NO SUEGEON WHO DOES HIP RESURFACING IN BANGALORE!!!- a city > > with scores of big hospitals and hundreds of orthos.It is a strange > > world that we live in. > > > > in warm bonding with fellow surface hippies > > > > Rahul > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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