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Joint Replacement Stories (Help other dancers and athletes facing joint surgery by describing your experience. Tell your story in your own words or use the Dancer Questionnaire found here.) ADD YOUR STORY!  "Hip Replacement Barbie" (actually a Totsy doll, made in China) Courtesy of Madelaine Matej Total Hip Replacement: Michael Blake (Modern dancer, Teacher) Rudrani (Ann) Farbman Brown:Yogini with LTHR (Senior Yoga Teacher NYC) New (11/09) Hilary Cartwright (Ballerina, Gyrotonics teacher) Holly Cavrell: Bilateral THR in Brazil (Dancer, Choreographer) Kathryn Cardy: THR Diary (Dancer/Teacher/Choreographer) Updated (6/09) Suzanne Farrell: link to 1990 interview Judith Fugate (Ballerina) Rudy Galindo link Bilateral THR (Figure Skating Champion) Don Healy: Mountaineer Climbs Everest with THR New (07/10) Helen Heineman: Bilateral Hip Story (Choreographer) Dee Kaltenbach: (Jazzercise Instructor) Donna Lopiano: The Total Hip Adventure (Softball Athlete) Lois Meredith: Legs To Stand On: A Psychological Journey (Dancer, Psychologist) Sharron Miller: link THR HSS (Ailey Dancer /Educator) New (07/09) Tony Morris: (Portrait Artist and Martial Artist) Bebe Neuwirth links (Broadway legend) Gerald Otte (Modern Dancer) Melissa Podcasy: Through pain to triumph (Ballerina) Naomi Rabinowitz: My Left Hip (Ballroom Dancer) 2003 - Plus anniversary follow-ups post THR Naomi Rabinowitz: My Right Hip! (Ballroom Dancer) 2007 Paula Schlegel - Right THR (Jazzercise Instructor) Updated (3/10) Suki Schorer link (Ballerina) Mike Shintaku: Karate Instructor with Bilateral THR(Martial Artist) New (03/10) Wayne Sleep: Link Ceramic Hip then back at the Royal Ballet (Ballet dancer) New (04/10) Robin Staff (Dancer) Toby Towson: The Alphabet Dancer (gymnast) New (07/10) Wendy Weiss (Dancer, Businesswoman) MIS THR Surgery: Jimmy Connors: Link -Jimmy Connors MIS hip surgery (Tennis Legend) Kathleen Flanagan: Two-Incision Story (Yoga teacher, Equestrian) Irene Velazquez: Bilateral Computer Assisted THR (Dancer) Anterior Approach THR Surgery: Steve Minshall Anterior Approach THR Surgery (Amateur Ballroom Dancer) Suzan Moss - Bilateral Hip Surgery with the Anterior Approach (Modern Dancer) Karen Goodman Anterior Approach THR (Modern Dancer) Garth Libre (Ballet dancer -Undercover Officer) New (09/10) Martina Young Bilateral Hip Surgery with the Anterior Approach (Modern Dancer) New (03/10) Tom Watson: Link (Golf Pro) Resurfacing: Marta Castellanos (Scheduled) Resurfacing in France (Dancer, Teacher, Choreographer) New (4/09) Susan Clayton Modern Dancer's Hip Resurfacing Surgery New (11/08) Jeff Gaynor: Hip Resurfacing (Martial Artist and Pipe Organist) Wendy Kent:(link) Resurfacing in England (Riding Competitor) New (07/09) Floyd Landis:(link) Tour De France winner 2006 Steve Morrall: Hip Resurfacing in France (Tango dancer) Jim Roxburgh: Bilateral Hip Resurfacing (Martial Artist and Triathelete) William Starrett Bilateral Hip Resurfacing (Danseur) Ruth Ziegler: Ballet Teacher with Bilateral Resurfacing Update(7/09) Hip Preserving: Jodie Hawley: Arthroscopy Amanda Fuller: Periacetabular osteotomy and femoral osteotomy (Teenage dancer) Updated (11/09) Megan H. : Teenage Hip Arthroscopy New (09/09) Our Elders Experience with THR: Kenneth Bartmess (Pioneer Modern Dancer)Seeks THR Dancers with Hip Pain: Darcey Bussell Dancer Experience with Other Joint Replacement Surgery: Jane Kosminsky: Knee-Deep (Modern Dancer) ADD YOUR STORY! Back to top |