Dr. Davidovitch and his team are absolutely amazing! I am so grateful for their collective expertise in anterior approach total hip replacement. They gave me a new left hip last July, it is incredible! I am 59, in my 36th year of military service, flew high-G jets for the first 25 years and spent all of those years working out, running, biking, lifting weights etc. during daily physical training (PT) to maintain fitness standards. It all finally caught up with me last winter prepping for my yearly PT test, loss of range and motion while running accompanied with a lot of clicking and plenty of pain forced me to see the flight surgeon, the X-rays were not good.
After a few months of indecision, the reality of a bone on bone X-ray and more flight doc prompting I had an exceptional consult with Dr. Davidovitch. Prep and coordination with Dr. D’s team and NYU Langone was skillfully efficient, even amidst a global pandemic. Everyone was very personable, attentive and extraordinarily caring. My first operation ever, I was very apprehensive…but for no good reason…since the anesthesia countdown I have been pain free!
I walked out of the hospital about 8 hours after I limped in, crutches for balance and I still think I could have driven home just fine but the Doc and my wife would not allow that. I took no pain meds except the mandatory Tylenol for a week. Exercises, stretching, walking and stairs from day one were effortless compared to before surgery. I reported a 1 to 0 pain level for a few weeks only because the excess glue on my incision was pinching at times - I had zero bruising. I was working, driving and riding a bike within two weeks.
I was able to walk swiftly, bike and even lightly jog with no problem very soon after my initial two weeks of mandatory crutches. Physical therapy a couple times a week along with diligently performing Dr. D’s exercise/stretch regimen was essential to my speedy recovery. At my 90 day check up, Dr. D lifted all restrictions and now at 5 months or so, strength in my left leg is back to where it was several years ago. I can readily jog a few miles with no problem and no pain but I’m substituting more biking and lower impact aerobic workouts these days to get more mileage out of the rest of my body.
A huge THANK YOU to Dr. Davidovitch and his team and all the wonderful health care professionals involved in the awesome care, treatment, surgery, recovery and follow-up I received, it is truly life changing!
Dr. Davidovitch and his team are absolutely amazing! I am so grateful for their collective expertise in anterior approach total hip replacement. They gave me a new left hip last July, it is incredible! I am 59, in my 36th year of military service, flew high-G jets for the first 25 years and spent all of those years working out, running, biking, lifting weights etc. during daily physical training (PT) to maintain fitness standards. It all finally caught up with me last winter prepping for my yearly PT test, loss of range and motion while running accompanied with a lot of clicking and plenty of pain forced me to see the flight surgeon, the X-rays were not good.
After a few months of indecision, the reality of a bone on bone X-ray and more flight doc prompting I had an exceptional consult with Dr. Davidovitch. Prep and coordination with Dr. D’s team and NYU Langone was skillfully efficient, even amidst a global pandemic. Everyone was very personable, attentive and extraordinarily caring. My first operation ever, I was very apprehensive…but for no good reason…since the anesthesia countdown I have been pain free!
I walked out of the hospital about 8 hours after I limped in, crutches for balance and I still think I could have driven home just fine but the Doc and my wife would not allow that. I took no pain meds except the mandatory Tylenol for a week. Exercises, stretching, walking and stairs from day one were effortless compared to before surgery. I reported a 1 to 0 pain level for a few weeks only because the excess glue on my incision was pinching at times - I had zero bruising. I was working, driving and riding a bike within two weeks.
I was able to walk swiftly, bike and even lightly jog with no problem very soon after my initial two weeks of mandatory crutches. Physical therapy a couple times a week along with diligently performing Dr. D’s exercise/stretch regimen was essential to my speedy recovery. At my 90 day check up, Dr. D lifted all restrictions and now at 5 months or so, strength in my left leg is back to where it was several years ago. I can readily jog a few miles with no problem and no pain but I’m substituting more biking and lower impact aerobic workouts these days to get more mileage out of the rest of my body.
A huge THANK YOU to Dr. Davidovitch and his team and all the wonderful health care professionals involved in the awesome care, treatment, surgery, recovery and follow-up I received, it is truly life changing!