On 1/8/10 I came to HSS for Total Hip Replacement. I arrived as a 48 year old looking at my 11th surgery requiring anesthesia, most relating to athletics, with double knee replacement on the horizon. Surgery at HSS was like a call up to the Major Leagues of Professionalism. From the time I walked into the room where I received my anesthesia until the time I was rolled to my car everything was easier than my trips to other hospitals. The staff made me feel like I was in a cocoon. With bone-on-bone conditions in both knees and no left ACL I know I will have double knee replacement in the future. Following my hip surgery, I also know HSS is where it will happen.
January 31, 2024:
I've had 7 surgeries at HSS including left hip replacement (1/2008), revision (9/2020) and reinsertion (11/2020); right knee replacement (2/2021); left knee replacement (8/2021); carpal tunnel surgery on the left hand (9/2023) and right rotator cuff (Dr. Anil Ranawat). A right hip replacement surgery is TBD based on arthritis.
Since the first joint replacement, I've been skydiving in New Jersey, spelunking in Costa Rica, ziplining in plenty of places and doing some standup comedy in New York City.
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Knee Replacement
All by Physician