Orthopedic Surgeon

tis · 09-02-2010, 11:27 AM

We like the place right in Gilford. I can't remember the name. If someone else doesn't come up with it, I can get it for you. We really liked the doc we had.

SIKSUKR · 09-02-2010, 11:53 AM

Don't go to Melvin Village Marina unless you bought your hip there.

ironhorsetim · 09-02-2010, 12:30 PM

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Don't go to Melvin Village Marina unless you bought your hip there.

Thank you too,though I've heard their aftercare isn't all that good either

ironhorsetim · 09-02-2010, 12:36 PM

I got some serious questions for whomever I speak with, like is 52 gonna mean it would need a replacement for the replacement in say like 10-15 years

And recovery time and such,but thank you all for a good start

Onshore · 09-02-2010, 02:57 PM

My hockey habit has caused me to spend a great deal of time at Concord Orthopaedics. I have no complaints whatsoever about any of the six surgeons I've seen at their offices in Concord.

ApS · 09-04-2010, 05:08 PM

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I got some serious questions for whomever I speak with, like is 52 gonna mean it would need a replacement for the replacement in say like 10-15 years

And recovery time and such,but thank you all for a good start

I had a follow-up appointment yesterday—regarding my knee—with an OPA doctor and asked about hip-replacement "longevity".

He said the "early" replacements were running an average of roughly 20 years—depending on your age and how you treat your replacement. Evolving improvements in plastics

technology will move that estimate even further out (for you).

I told the OPA staff that my next doctor's appointment was across town—and there was a significant scheduling overlap between the two appointments—"Could they give me directions to the nearest Pizza place, as I didn't want to arrive anywhere hungry".

They promptly wrote out directions to a pizza place—which would have been just fine—but another staffer had overheard the discussion and quietly checked to see if my doctor could see me straight-away.

He did, and both appointments worked out "to the max".

OPA:

lakers · 09-05-2010, 08:22 AM

excellent orthopedist..did my achilles surgery...

Lucky1 · 09-26-2010, 04:08 PM

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Originally Posted by ironhorsetim

I got some serious questions for whomever I speak with, like is 52 gonna mean it would need a replacement for the replacement in say like 10-15 years

And recovery time and such,but thank you all for a good start

When you say you were told that you need a hip replacement by your PC, do you also feel that you need a hip replacement? Have you tried to live with it and do physical therapy or let time have a chance to heal it etc?

I was told that I needed surgery to repair a tear after they looked at my knee with an office MRI. I met a neighbor who said she had had a miniscus tear and it had healed. She had worn a hinged black brace cuff like thing for a while. I got one but found it uncomfortable so got one without the metal hinges. They wanted to know if I wanted Monday, Wednesday or I could be first surgery on Friday. (Something like that.) Lots of openings.

My knee is just fine now. It hurt for a while. I even used a cane a few times. I think it was probably close to a year before it was back to my not noticing it at all.

Be careful where you go. Think they were in Gilford. Maybe they were good. Who knows? Make sure that whatever you do, you have given your hip time and you know it just will not work out for you.

Then and only then when you have said that you cannot manage, should you consider surgery. Then go to a place like Concord or even Dartmouth or the Boston area if it is a hard surgery.

I once suffered with such awful back pain I almost did not want to live. And it went on for three years. Then it stopped. Two back surgeons in Boston told me that it would get better. Once in a while I have a bad back but most of the time it is ok. Time in things like this can be an ally. Not cancer......then you act fast. Bones..........you can take some time and should.

tis · 09-26-2010, 05:24 PM

I agree, Lucky. I always say that surgeons want you to have surgery. I think you have to really know that you need it.

I have been "LUCKY", I have never had to have back or knee or hip surgery etc. but I watch friends go through it. Back surgery seems especially tricky. I know some who have had back surgery several times and it is not successful.

Lucky1 · 09-26-2010, 10:19 PM

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I agree, Lucky. I always say that surgeons want you to have surgery. I think you have to really know that you need it.

I have been "LUCKY", I have never had to have back or knee or hip surgery etc. but I watch friends go through it. Back surgery seems especially tricky. I know some who have had back surgery several times and it is not successful.

Hey I was "Lucky" too. When I moved into my home the older woman across the street told me that she had had several back surgeries and wish she had never had the first one.

I also know a gal in Florida who has had five or six back operations and is worse off than she ever was before. The from the results of the surgeries may be the reason that she drinks too much and is now injured from a drunk driving accident.

So for me it is an aspirin when I need it and sometimes two aspirin. So far so good though. Hope this fellow is "Lucky" also and gives himself time to make sure that he needs surgery. At 52 he may have time to see how he does with healthy eating, good weight, exercise appropriate for his hip etc.

ApS · 09-02-2010, 12:35 PM

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We like the place right in Gilford. I can't remember the name. If someone else doesn't come up with it, I can get it for you. We really liked the doc we had.

Are you thinking of Orthopod Physician Associates (OPA, up the hill and next door to the Veterinarian.) For a hip-replacement, I'd go somewhere BIG.

A knee-replacement, I'm told, is a much simpler procedure.

I managed to jump in line—right from the reception desk—by asking for the "Physician's-Assistant" for an immediate appointment. After a few x-rays, he planned an appointment with a new doctor with the clinic. I managed to just-now make an appointment for tomorrow (!) with a new physician-associate, Dr. Hogan.

Dr. Lieberman was suggested to me by a Wolfeboro patient, but he can't see me—regarding my knee—until some planets align in 2014.

(He's really booked up).

09-02-2010, 11:53 AM	#2
SIKSUKR Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 5,075 Thanks: 215 Thanked 903 Times in 509 Posts	Don't go to Melvin Village Marina unless you bought your hip there. __________________ SIKSUKR

09-02-2010, 12:36 PM	#4
ironhorsetim Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Laconia/Ft Myers Beach, Fl Posts: 184 Thanks: 57 Thanked 26 Times in 23 Posts	I got some serious questions for whomever I speak with, like is 52 gonna mean it would need a replacement for the replacement in say like 10-15 years And recovery time and such,but thank you all for a good start __________________ "If common sense was common,everyone would have it" Ironhorsetim "Always do sober,what you say you'll do drunk, That will teach you to keep your mouth shut" Ernest Hemmingway

09-05-2010, 08:22 AM	#7
lakers Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 18 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Dr Kimmel at Huggins in Wolfeboro excellent orthopedist..did my achilles surgery...

09-02-2010, 11:27 AM	#1
tis Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 6,725 Thanks: 752 Thanked 1,457 Times in 1,014 Posts	We like the place right in Gilford. I can't remember the name. If someone else doesn't come up with it, I can get it for you. We really liked the doc we had.

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09-02-2010, 02:57 PM	#5
Onshore Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 502 Thanks: 12 Thanked 423 Times in 145 Posts	My hockey habit has caused me to spend a great deal of time at Concord Orthopaedics. I have no complaints whatsoever about any of the six surgeons I've seen at their offices in Concord.

09-26-2010, 05:24 PM	#9
tis Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 6,725 Thanks: 752 Thanked 1,457 Times in 1,014 Posts	I agree, Lucky. I always say that surgeons want you to have surgery. I think you have to really know that you need it. I have been "LUCKY", I have never had to have back or knee or hip surgery etc. but I watch friends go through it. Back surgery seems especially tricky. I know some who have had back surgery several times and it is not successful.