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...that your doctor probably did not tell you...
If the words above hit home, you have come to the right place. Welcome to the Surface Hippy Hip Resurfacing Site! We are surface hippies (Hip Resurfacing patients), we all share a common story. The above was mine, (meet Vicky Marlow , founder of this website). I went from a very active female in her 40's to being totally disabled, unable to walk without a cane. I am now pain free, after my Hip Resurfacing on December 1, 2005 (prior to FDA approval) under the skilled hands of the world renowned surgeon, Dr. Vijay Bose in India . Also, for existing patients please take the survey/poll that I started on July 4, 2010, click on this link , then on the upper right you will see Join This Group!, click on that and sign up. Then click on polls to participate in this survey. I have just started up Surface Hippy Hip Resurfacing Site Survey Group & Message board to keep this ongoing survey/poll housed on there and if anyone would like to post messages (regarding the survey questions ), they are welcome to. Since my other hip is now deteriorating fast and I will be facing another surgery soon, I will probably start a blog on that group, so please join in if you are interested in following my new journey. If you have had surgery already, please click on the link and participate in the survey and if you would like to follow me on my blog as I begin my journey on my other hip, please join and post questions, similarities, etc to share my journey with me, or if you want to just give words of encouragement, we all need that while we go through our journey.. The Surface Hippy Message board and now the new Surface Hippy Hip Resurfacing Site Survey Group & Message board consists of Hip Resurfacing patients past and present all there to support each other from pre surgery to post op. Yahoo Surface Hippy message board and now the new Surface Hippy Hip Resurfacing Site Survey Group & Message board join today! Purpose of This SiteThis Hip Resurfacing Site was created by a Surface Hippy (a patient) and is here for the global community of Surface Hippies (Hip Resurfacing patients and those looking into hip surgery) to collect and share: a comprehensive knowledgebase on Hip Resurfacing; scientific and anecdotal statistics; and personal Hip Resurfacing stories to help people return to happy and productive lives, and to pay it forward to future generations. You will see many Hip Resurfacing patient videos throughout the Hip Resurfacing Stories section showing a full return to active lives including surfing, martial arts, tennis-handball-squash-racquetball, skiing, dancing, yoga, marathon and even Ironman and Ultraman triathlons. You will also find over 20 video interviews with some of the world's top Orthpopedic surgeons so that you as a patient can conduct a virtual interview.
The re-emergence of Hip Resurfacing as a viable option worldwide is largely due to patient-driven demand. To ensure the long-term success of Hip Resurfacing, patients must educate and empower themselves to make the right decisions about the surgeons and procedures they choose. Why Hip Resurfacing?
Hip Resurfacing is a bone preserving procedure that is a more conservative approach to hip surgery than the conventional Total Hip Replacement (THR). It gets rid of your hip pain but allows you to return to a full active lifestyle with no limitations. Selecting The Right Surgeon For Hip Resurfacing
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