4,046 Stories From the Community

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Lawrence Brooklyn, NY foot Image Broken Foot
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Helen Poughkeepsie, NY hip Image Hip Replacement
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Celine Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic foot Image Ankle Injury/Condition
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Arthur Millburn, NJ spine Image Spine Laminectomy
Rick Merrick, NY

"Being an ice hockey goalie for over 40 years had wreaked havoc on both of my hips, but I still wanted to continue to play. In January of 2009, I had hip resurfacing done by Dr. Geoffrey Westrich at HSS."

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Linda Edgewater Park, NJ

"I no longer walk bent over and for the first time stand straight. What a miracle."

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Stan Kings Park, NY

"I had been in pain for over 10 years with my knees and constantly on pain medication. I am a musician - performing for events on keyboard and vocals, standing at the keyboard leading my band. At the end of every performance I was in terrible pain. When I got home each evening I was limping and could not sleep without pain killers."

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knee Image Knee Replacement
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Diane Richboro, PA knee Image Knee Revision Surgery
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Jorge Jersey City, NJ hip Image Hip Impingement
Jerry West Hempstead, NY

"My right hip was replaced by Dr. Sculco, MD in June of 2003, at HSS. Prior to my hip replacement, I had difficulty walking. I walked with a limp. After the surgery, I went straight home. I never went to a rehab. I did rehab. at home. Now I walk without a limp, and have no pain. My right leg was 11/2 inch shorter than the left leg. Dr. Sculco, MD has lengthened my right leg by 11/2 inch. Now I walk without a limp, and have no pain whatsoever."

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Sandra New York, NY

"I had two knee replacements, one each stay, at HSS. I was pain-free thanks to intravenous pain medication. This greatly helped my frame of mind stay positive. "

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Theodore Stony Brook, NY

"I had been suffering with progressive spinal stenosis for several years; this initially caused pain and ultimately numbness and loss of control of my left leg. I sought help from HSS for a solution to my problem. I found a thoughtful surgical solution from Dr. Frank Cammisa. By three months I was walking half a mile, and by six months could walk all I wanted. The symptoms and disability were gone."

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spine Image Spinal Stenosis