Comments: I had total hip replacement on both hips (separately--six weeks apart). Dr. Davidovitch did a fantastic job. I'm about a year out from the first surgery, and my hips feel great--completely normal. I am back in the gym doing leg presses (over 250 lbs), running (which took some practice), and, most importantly, playing sports again (tennis, roller blading, a little basketball, throwing around a football and a baseball, etc.).
I walked out of the hospital the same day of each surgery and never had any issues. I take that back--about four months after the second surgery, I went on a crazy long hike in a national park--standing or walking with really no place to sit for about five hours. I stayed out hiking all day because I was allowed to walk as much as I could tolerate and felt fine all day. However, the next day, one hip did hurt. I thought that I had messed up by having been out so long. But, my hip joints were perfectly fine; in one of my hips, I had apparently strained the muscle/connective tissue, which had not been used to that extent in years.
I tell the story to give a complete picture, but also to point out that I used the app to contact the doctor's office, and they got right back to me. They explained that by just walking (I was still in the time period where I was not yet supposed to run, I believe, and I had not run), it was highly unlikely that I damaged the joint and that I had most likely just over exerted the muscles/connective tissue, to just rest it, and it should be fine, which it was. The pain never occurred again--and I have been out on hikes or walks over say four or more hours, e.g., the zoo, albeit, if I know that I will be walking/standing for several hours, I do try get in a few minutes of sitting per hour. But, an import point is that Dr. Davidovitch's staff was extremely responsive in that case and whenever else I had questions (I had some questions about the amount of exercises, if I recall correctly; I'm a person with a lot of questions).
As to the surgeries themselves, after the anesthesia wore off, I felt what I'm told are the normal effects of surgery (which I had never previously had) for about two to three days--you're just not 100%--but with minimal, if any, pain. For one hip I took no pain meds; for the other, I took pain meds once or maybe twice, more as a precaution because I felt slight pain and they suggested being ahead of it. But that was it--no real issues.
The incisions healed beautifully. On both hips, I took the bandage off after a few days, as per the instructions, and that was it--everything was fine and healed extremely well. I can now barely tell where either incision was.
In summary, Dr. Davidovitch was nice, did a stupendous job, and everything worked out great. FYI, I did opt for the procedure with the use of the computer robot (or whatever it is exactly). I highly recommend Dr. Davidovitch.
very clean and professional atmosphere, Dr Davidovitch is caring and thorough with his work. Personally, I am still in a bit of pain but mostly my own fault due to lack of physical therapy/care management.
Start to finish perfect experience. Very professional, caring, knowledgeable and efficient. Hospital experience could not have been better in any way.
I walked out of the hospital the same day of each surgery and never had any issues. I take that back--about four months after the second surgery, I went on a crazy long hike in a national park--standing or walking with really no place to sit for about five hours. I stayed out hiking all day because I was allowed to walk as much as I could tolerate and felt fine all day. However, the next day, one hip did hurt. I thought that I had messed up by having been out so long. But, my hip joints were perfectly fine; in one of my hips, I had apparently strained the muscle/connective tissue, which had not been used to that extent in years.
I tell the story to give a complete picture, but also to point out that I used the app to contact the doctor's office, and they got right back to me. They explained that by just walking (I was still in the time period where I was not yet supposed to run, I believe, and I had not run), it was highly unlikely that I damaged the joint and that I had most likely just over exerted the muscles/connective tissue, to just rest it, and it should be fine, which it was. The pain never occurred again--and I have been out on hikes or walks over say four or more hours, e.g., the zoo, albeit, if I know that I will be walking/standing for several hours, I do try get in a few minutes of sitting per hour. But, an import point is that Dr. Davidovitch's staff was extremely responsive in that case and whenever else I had questions (I had some questions about the amount of exercises, if I recall correctly; I'm a person with a lot of questions).
As to the surgeries themselves, after the anesthesia wore off, I felt what I'm told are the normal effects of surgery (which I had never previously had) for about two to three days--you're just not 100%--but with minimal, if any, pain. For one hip I took no pain meds; for the other, I took pain meds once or maybe twice, more as a precaution because I felt slight pain and they suggested being ahead of it. But that was it--no real issues.
The incisions healed beautifully. On both hips, I took the bandage off after a few days, as per the instructions, and that was it--everything was fine and healed extremely well. I can now barely tell where either incision was.
In summary, Dr. Davidovitch was nice, did a stupendous job, and everything worked out great. FYI, I did opt for the procedure with the use of the computer robot (or whatever it is exactly). I highly recommend Dr. Davidovitch.
very clean and professional atmosphere, Dr Davidovitch is caring and thorough with his work. Personally, I am still in a bit of pain but mostly my own fault due to lack of physical therapy/care management.
Start to finish perfect experience. Very professional, caring, knowledgeable and efficient. Hospital experience could not have been better in any way.