When I was 18 I was in a car accident that broke up my pelvis quite comprehensively. After a few reductions it was pinned back together and I went on my way. Hip replacement was unavoidable down the road and eight years later I had my first total hip replacement. Twelve years later it was revised and a new total hip was inserted.
Unfortunately, I lost most of the strong bone in my pelvis and I was told far and wide that another replacement opportunity was unlikely. Surgery would likely be unsuccessful. The analogy was that it would be like setting a commercial door hinge in plastic wood. Indeed, I worked and lived with a dislocated left leg for eight years before heading into Manhattan to meet with my surgeon, a genuinely nice guy.
He told me that my hip was challenging, but that he could do it. And he did.
My life and my character was defined by unrelenting bone on bone pain for a long time. Now I am free of it. Life seems ridiculously easy.
My surgeon's office manager, Selina Cortez, is a remarkably organized and talented person. Indeed, the people of HSS from check-in to checkout are efficient and talented. The food was very good, parking was a breeze and if I ever waited on a service someone would ask me if they could make me more comfortable. Once I was asked if I would like a sandwich and it was brought to me on fresh New York rye bread! On every visit I was met by people smiling and enjoying their work at HSS.
He did what others were reticent to do and I am living and functioning without constant pain. I am easier to be around. As a college soccer coach I yell at my players less than I did before surgery. It was not only my life that was improved by the team at HSS.
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