After dealing with dysplasia in my left hip for 20 years (right hip has it but not causing any problems yet), I had elected to have hip resurfacing from Dr. Gross. I had seen him in the office to reassure myself since I was only 3 hours from his office. We had settled on Aug 4, 2010 for my surgery date. Unfortunately, I never made to see him on that date.

On June 28, 2010, I began to have serious pain in my legs. The pain got worse and I went to the hospital. After 2 trips to the ER in a 24hr period and 5 tests, the doctors determined that I had a ruptured disc at T11/T12. The worst part was that I had lost movement in my legs; I couldn’t walk. I still had feeling however. I had surgery to remove the disc fragments that were pressing on …