Ingrid Gerstmann

I began having trouble with my hip and thigh for several years before my surgery. I had pain when walking, stiffness, and the inability to get up and down off the floor easily. That sent me to a rehabilitation doctor, where I worked hard for months doing PT, massage, and injections. But my pain and mobility kept getting worse and it started to impact my ability to create and perform. By early spring I was walking with a cane, and by late spring I could not even walk a block. That summer I spent a fortune on Ubers, even if I only had to go a block or more, and I was in constant pain. After I got x-rays and an MRI, my rehab doctor suggested HSS and I went to see Dr. Su. He and his team put me completely at ease, answered all of my questions - which took away a lot of my fear, and I did a fair amount of research myself. On August 31 I had hip replacement surgery with Dr. Su. It is now the end of December, only four months later, and since a few days after the surgery I have had no pain. I started rehabbing and walking again, and can now do up to 10,000 steps in a day, I can get up and down off the floor easily, I can navigate the subway and stairs, and I have my life back. I am a performer and now I can go back to what I love best, and no longer need to be 'lifted' onto the bandstand! My friends and family have all forgotten I even had surgery, because there is no indication in my movements or energy level. Dr. Su and his PA team were incredible for the months following surgery too, answering all my questions promptly and advising me every step of the way during my rehab. I continue to rehab and improve. Thank you Dr. Su and team! If you think you might need hip replacement surgery, don't put it off.