Hip Surgery

 

Three years ago, my wife had a hip replacement, and her life after that surgery was magnificently HORRIBLE and PAINFUL.

Her surgeon was from a well-known orthopedic surgeon who had a very positive reputation for this type of surgery.

From the spinal block to waking up from surgery, life was very uncomfortable for her, and it took over three weeks, before she could walk without a walker and another two weeks, for her to walk without a cane.

Off and on, her pain lasted for almost a year and was not completely gone until after 18 months, leaving her with the impression, she had a body not suitable for surgeries.

Her other hip needed to be replaced, but she put it off for over a year because of what she experienced last time.

Fortunately, we were able to find a new orthopedic surgeon at Vanderbilt who was somewhat younger than her first surgeon.  Vanderbilt was a four-hour drive from the house.

At Vanderbilt and with this new surgeon, from her spinal block to her waking up after the surgery, she experienced MINIMAL PAIN.   Interestingly, the Vanderbilt surgeon performed the exact same surgery that the Knoxville surgeon did.

In three days, she was walking without a walker and in 10 days, she was walking without a cane and also strong enough to drive a vehicle.

Hard to believe that TWO SURGEONS, using the SAME PROCEDURE, could generate such different results.

Not that my wife want to go through another surgery but if she needs to, then we are most definitely going to VANDERBILT...