I have been an avid bike rider for the last thirty-five years and ride an average of 5,500 miles per year. In April, 2014 I started experiencing pain in my left hip. I tried physical therapy with no results. I consulted with two surgeons at HSS and decided to have the surgery performed by Dr. Alejandro Gonzalez Della Valle on September 19th, 2014. The surgery went fantastic and the doctor cleared me for bike riding six weeks after surgery. Unfortunately I had been advised that my right hip was not in good shape. Subsequently, I had the right hip replaced on December 5th, 2014 by Dr. Della Valle. After my six week follow up I was cleared by the doctor to ride my bike.
Since both surgeries up-to-date I have rode 4,000 miles and spent eight days on vacation in Amsterdam walking an average of 5.5 miles per day and feel great.
The best decision I made was choosing HSS for my surgery. The way the hospital and nursing staff are organized is second to none (even the food was good).
More than anything I cannot say enough about Dr. Della Valle's skills as a surgeon and his kindness as a human being. THANK YOU DR. DELLA VALLE AND HSS
P.S. I plan on hiking the Grand Canyon rim to rim in 2016.
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