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Hello - new victim to the world of hip problems here. Diagnosed with stage II AVN in left hip and stage I in my right hip yesterday. Doctor talked of CD. He mentioned that he'd done more THRs than he could remember, but only about 4-5 CDs. He seems nice enough etc, but I only got to him through Blue Cross referral as my network is very small and none of the docs that were referred to me by friends and associates are in my network.
After immersing myself in research on this stuff, I'm not real eager to go through CD with its fairly low rates of success. I'm mid 50s and literally at the peak of a music career as a touring guitarist in a well known music group. I need a quick recovery solution with a high probability of success, so I'm going to ask the doctor if he could just move me to a THR and bypass the CD.
I've looked around a little bit, but haven't found much into on how to research a surgeon's record, credentials, etc. Is there some kind of database that contains the number of procedures done by a particular doctor? I've lived 55 years with no medical issue and don't have much of a local network of medical professionals in my circle to confer with.
After immersing myself in research on this stuff, I'm not real eager to go through CD with its fairly low rates of success. I'm mid 50s and literally at the peak of a music career as a touring guitarist in a well known music group. I need a quick recovery solution with a high probability of success, so I'm going to ask the doctor if he could just move me to a THR and bypass the CD.
I've looked around a little bit, but haven't found much into on how to research a surgeon's record, credentials, etc. Is there some kind of database that contains the number of procedures done by a particular doctor? I've lived 55 years with no medical issue and don't have much of a local network of medical professionals in my circle to confer with.
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