"My hip has been going strong for the past 6 years. I have been riding my bicycle for the past several years for exercise; I have recently been more aggressive in going further and training to enter into long-distance competitive cycling events. In the cycling world, the equivalent of a marathon is called a “Century” – it is a 100 mile bike ride often including large hills and other challenging terrain.
"I just wanted to share my photo -- coming up on my 4 year anniversary of my right hip replacement from July 2013 and my left hip from December 2013. No pain, full range-of-motion, no issues and living life. Just wanted to let (Dr. Gross' Midlands Ortho team) know and see the good work that you do."
"Dr. Thomas Gross, Dr. Lee Webb, and their staff (Nurse Nancy is the one I spent a lot of time conversing with) have changed my life SO MUCH. In less than a year, I went from having to crawl up stairs on all fours to getting back to my active life. I am 52-years old.
"We hiked in Zion National Park for 4 days. Typically did 5-9 miles per day. Frequently experienced elevation gains > 2000 feet. Never felt anything in my hips all 4 days. Really incredible to be able to do these things with my family. It simply would have been impossible before getting both hips resurfaced."
I ran 1 mile today. It's been almost 2 years since I had to stop running due to my injured hip. It's been 7 months since my hip resurfacing surgery and 1 month since I was cleared to return to full activity - including running. So I want to express my immeasurable gratitude to my brilliantly talented surgeon, Dr Tom Gross MD, and his fantastic team at Midlands Orthopedics in Columbia, SC for fixing me and giving me this unbelievable opportunity. I was told I would never run again. As it always has been in this country, we live in an age of remarkable medical innovation and advancement. Let's hope and pray that these creative and gifted Medical Professionals are allowed to continue to operate and flourish in an environment that nutures their goals and not in one where a group of unknowledgeable and misguided bureaucrats extinguish this spectacularly creative process forever.
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.
