DePuy Synthes

Hip Replacement

DePuy Synthes

Hip Replacement

Read stories about patients who have had hip replacement surgery and learn what their lives were like before and after surgery.​

Read stories about patients who have had hip replacement surgery and learn what their lives were like before and after surgery.​

Patient Stories

“I am now pain free.”
 

Ishbel
Seattle, Wash.

“I love having my two new hips.”

Jeannette
Florida

“ … very happy these implants are a part of my body.”

Ernie
Albany, N.Y.

“I finally had enough.”

Eva
Butler, Pa.

“I can’t wait to see my improvements.”

Barbara
Taylor, Mich.

 

“I’m looking forward to each week.”

Eugene
Lisle, Ill.

“I’m now a new man.”

Anthony
Salem, Va.

“Now life is wonderful.”

Diana
Omaha, Neb.

“I shouldn’t have waited so long.”

Patrick
Berlin, Pa.

“Life is so much easier.”

Sheila D.
Laurelton, N.Y.

“My life is purely wonderful.”

Barbara
Hagerstown, Ind.

“The aches and pains … are completely gone.”

David
Chicopee, Mass.

“I feel 10 years younger.”

Angel
Farmingdale, N.Y.

“I can … play with my grandson.”

Lou Ann
Romeoville, Ill.

“It's the greatest feeling to walk your daughter down the aisle … pain free.”

Mike
Rochester, N.Y.

“It has been a true life-changer.”

Kenneth
Pinehurst, Idaho

“It is worth it.”

Mark
Reston, Va.

“I can’t believe how easy it was to be pain free.”

Peggy
Grants Pass, Ore.

“My pain is pretty much gone.”

Denise
Bull Shoals, Ariz.

“I can keep up with my grandchildren.”

Randy
Casnovia, Mich.

“I can walk and run for miles.”

Chris
Temecula, Calif.

“I’m back to doing what I used to do.”

Trevor
Queens, N.Y.

“I can smile and laugh now.”

Alice
Oldsmar, Fla.

“I should have had surgery earlier.”
 
Bill
Ellicott City, Md.

“Why live with pain or limited movement any longer than you have to?”

Cassandra
Double Oak, Texas

“Surgery was the best thing I could have done.”

Judy
Arvada, Colo.

“I’m looking forward to living my life again.”

Patricia
Niagara Falls, N.Y.

“Hip replacement gave me a new lease on life.”

Anthony
Mountain Top, Pa.

“I had been in pain for several years.”

Jeanie
Henderson, Nev.

“It might be the answer to your pain.”

Joan
Carolina Shores, N.C.

“Don't wait too long to talk to your doctor about having surgery.”

Edith
Atlanta, Ga.

“I can act like a normal person.”

Teri
Palmetto, Fla.

“Follow the rehab and do it correctly.”

Patricia
Monroe Township, N.J.

“I … can’t wait for camping season to start.”

Janice
Hoschton, Ga.

“I can do exercises that were excruciating before (surgery).”

Nancy
Benton, Ariz.

“I am completely free of pain.”

Lori
Ronkonkoma, N.Y.

“Life is great.”

Robert
Canyon, Texas

“Now life is excellent.”

Tim
Exton, Pa.

“All the things I did before surgery, I can do again.”

Michele 
Cumberland, Md.

“Hip replacement took the pain away.”

Rebecca
Monticello, Ky.

“I love the new hip I have.”

Carolyn
Ocean View, Del.

“All activities were stopped.”

Connie
Anaheim, Calif.

“If the doctor recommends it, don’t put it off.”

Rick
Oviedo, Fla.

“Pre- and postop therapy made recovery a dream.”

Joseph
Long Branch, N.J.

“Having my hip replaced was the best thing I’ve ever done.”

Kathleen
Blandon, Pa.

“I am getting stronger each day.”

Patricia
Grand Island, Neb.

“I can walk, hike and dance again.”

Mary
Zephyr Cove, Nev.

“I’m on target to regain my strength.”

Steve
North Andover, Mass.

“Each day gets easier and easier.”

Richard
New Orleans, La.

“I call friends up and initiate outings.”

Mariann
Westbury, N.Y.

“I have never looked back.”

Ivan
Harvest, Ala.

“Always strive to do more (during rehab).”

LaTrena
Glenarden, Md.

“It’s just an incredible difference.”

Dave
Winona Lake, Ind.

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ANTERIOR ADVANTAGE™ Hip Replacement​

ANTERIOR ADVANTAGE™ Hip Replacement​

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