I attached a photo from a short 4-mile hike in Rocky Mountain National Park last weekend (Nov. 2008) in Colorado. I would never have done that hike nor the other one in Lake Louise, Alberta in early October without my resurfaced hip. The October hike started way down below at that big building.
After Dr. Gross cleared me to play baseball (hardball) at my one year check-up (April 2008), I started to do some running on grass. I also started throwing and hitting with great results. I just now (September 24, 2008) finished playing in our summer baseball league (July – September). We tied for the league championship.
My story is very similar to that of many of other patients. I was an avid runner for many years and developed severe arthritis in my right hip by my mid-forties. After waiting a few years and giving up just about all my outside activities, I decided that surgery was inevitable.
I am in the process of completing my 4-year follow up after you and Dr. Gross resurfaced my left hip (June 2004). At the time of my surgery, my youngest son, Jack, was undergoing chemotherapy for leukemia. He has now been declared "cured!"
My life has been centered on being a professional sports instructor for almost forty years; teaching high-level snow skiing eight hours a day, seven days a week, for going on forty winters; and teaching high-level windsurfing many hours a day in Hawaii for over 25 summers.
If you are interested in determining if you are a candidate for surgery, please mail your completed new patient forms to the office and include a digital x-ray. Dr. Gross will call you back to discuss your options.
If you are interested in a consultation with Dr. Browning, please call ext. 6210 or email. Telehealth visits are available upon request for out-of-state patients.
