New to group and want to contact Keon deSmet

[Guest guest]

I am a very active 45-yr-old guy with bad osteoarthritis in both

hips. The left is not to painful, but the right side is. Besides

running for 20+years, I was a karate student/instructor and just had

to finally drop it, as the pain was just too much.

I have recently started educating myself regarding surgical hip

solutions. Long story short, I would like to know how to contact Dr.

Koen deSmet. Resurfacing appears to be a very viable alternative to

THR. He was referred to me by one of his patients from about 2 years

ago, who is also very active and doing great, by the way.

I travel to Europe semi-regularly and would like to see if I could

schedule an appointment with him.

Thanks.

Jerry in Laguna Niguel, CA

[Guest guest]

Jerry,

If you live in CA you may also want to speak with JRI and Dr.

Amstutz. www.jri-oh.com He and Dr. DeSmet are both excellent

surgeons with the requisite experience and track record. Depending

on your insurance, you may also be covered for the procedure. I

spoke with several OS during the process and found the right one to

meet my needs. I am 40 years old also with bilateral OA from

athletics. I elected to have the right hip done and monitor the

left hip closely. You can speak with other JRI patients that have

twice as much experience than I have, e.g., Steve, Dave and others.

Look at all your options and find the best for you.

C+ Dr. Amstutz 5/04/04

> I am a very active 45-yr-old guy with bad osteoarthritis in both

> hips. The left is not to painful, but the right side is. Besides

> running for 20+years, I was a karate student/instructor and just

had

> to finally drop it, as the pain was just too much.

>

> I have recently started educating myself regarding surgical hip

> solutions. Long story short, I would like to know how to contact

Dr.

> Koen deSmet. Resurfacing appears to be a very viable alternative

to

> THR. He was referred to me by one of his patients from about 2

years

> ago, who is also very active and doing great, by the way.

>

> I travel to Europe semi-regularly and would like to see if I could

> schedule an appointment with him.

>

> Thanks.

>

> Jerry in Laguna Niguel, CA

[Guest guest]

Jerry,

If you live in CA you may also want to speak with JRI and Dr.

Amstutz. www.jri-oh.com He and Dr. DeSmet are both excellent

surgeons with the requisite experience and track record. Depending

on your insurance, you may also be covered for the procedure. I

spoke with several OS during the process and found the right one to

meet my needs. I am 40 years old also with bilateral OA from

athletics. I elected to have the right hip done and monitor the

left hip closely. You can speak with other JRI patients that have

twice as much experience than I have, e.g., Steve, Dave and others.

Look at all your options and find the best for you.

C+ Dr. Amstutz 5/04/04

> I am a very active 45-yr-old guy with bad osteoarthritis in both

> hips. The left is not to painful, but the right side is. Besides

> running for 20+years, I was a karate student/instructor and just

had

> to finally drop it, as the pain was just too much.

>

> I have recently started educating myself regarding surgical hip

> solutions. Long story short, I would like to know how to contact

Dr.

> Koen deSmet. Resurfacing appears to be a very viable alternative

to

> THR. He was referred to me by one of his patients from about 2

years

> ago, who is also very active and doing great, by the way.

>

> I travel to Europe semi-regularly and would like to see if I could

> schedule an appointment with him.

>

> Thanks.

>

> Jerry in Laguna Niguel, CA

[Guest guest]

Jerry,

If you live in CA you may also want to speak with JRI and Dr.

Amstutz. www.jri-oh.com He and Dr. DeSmet are both excellent

surgeons with the requisite experience and track record. Depending

on your insurance, you may also be covered for the procedure. I

spoke with several OS during the process and found the right one to

meet my needs. I am 40 years old also with bilateral OA from

athletics. I elected to have the right hip done and monitor the

left hip closely. You can speak with other JRI patients that have

twice as much experience than I have, e.g., Steve, Dave and others.

Look at all your options and find the best for you.

C+ Dr. Amstutz 5/04/04

> I am a very active 45-yr-old guy with bad osteoarthritis in both

> hips. The left is not to painful, but the right side is. Besides

> running for 20+years, I was a karate student/instructor and just

had

> to finally drop it, as the pain was just too much.

>

> I have recently started educating myself regarding surgical hip

> solutions. Long story short, I would like to know how to contact

Dr.

> Koen deSmet. Resurfacing appears to be a very viable alternative

to

> THR. He was referred to me by one of his patients from about 2

years

> ago, who is also very active and doing great, by the way.

>

> I travel to Europe semi-regularly and would like to see if I could

> schedule an appointment with him.

>

> Thanks.

>

> Jerry in Laguna Niguel, CA