American Doc bids good-bye to long-standing hip pain at Wockhardt Hospitals

Medical Tourists delighted with low cost Hip Resurfacing Surgery in India

Dr. Jim Allen, a US citizen and practicing Veterinary doctor recounts his experience of traveling all the way to Mumbai for Hip resurfacing surgery at Wockhardt Hospitals.

“It all started about thirty years ago when I fell down while playing Basketball and over the years it just started to build up and all my joints started to pain and my right hip got worse,” says Dr. Allen.

About 10 years ago the pain went up just all of a sudden, and it was just horrendous, it was like 3 stake knives in my right hip at the same time and from then on it's been 10yrs and it has never been the same.

In the United States I was essentially offered three options - one was learn to live with it, two, have the standard hip surgery and be active afterwards and three take pain killers. So, I did a lot of physical therapy and took a certain number of painkillers to sort of live with it.

About seven years ago, I read about the Hip Resurfacing procedure, and I discovered it wasn't available in the United States and was probably being done only in one hospital, but it was really very expensive and it wasn't covered by the health insurance.

About six months ago, I made up my mind to go overseas and have the surgery done. Someone told me about a TV show he had seen called 60 minutes on Medical tourism and I started looking for it on the internet and decided that India was probably my best option because more of the Hip Resurfacing Surgeries were being done here than in any other country. So, I wrote to the company that produces Birmingham Hip Replacement (BHR) implants. They gave me names of about ten doctors in India who did BHR and Dr.Malhan was on top of the list. Then I e-mailed to Wockhardt Hospitals and within a couple of hours Mr.Thukral had e-mailed me back and started the relationship and I decided within an hour after getting his e-mail that this is the best hospital for me. He then helped me make all the arrangements with the travel, visa required to come to India, all details, answering all my questions promptly.

I arrived here a week ago and spent a day getting my pre-operative investigations. Its been very nice, in fact it was like going to a hospital in Minneapolis or New York. The x-rays conveyed that my hip was qualified for the Resurfacing surgery; they did the measurements that were necessary to arrange the proper size device implant for me.

I don't remember much of the day of the surgery, I just slept through the day, but I do remember when I entered the surgery suite, ... the place was so huge, with all modern facilities, so bright and amazing ... I have never before seen a surgery suite like that.

When I came out of the surgery I was immediately covered with a warm blanket and the painkillers were started immediately. The IV was kept on for three days. Since then I have been back in my room. I have been doing physical therapy and Dr.Ritu has been very patient with me, though I have done my best to try her patience. She couldn't have been better leading me to steady progress. She is extremely charming and has a good sense of humor.

The whole experience has been really good. I came here expecting the best and anything I found here has exceeded, and anything I anticipated has gone much better than I ever hoped it to go. It's been a wonderful experience.

Seven months after returning to his home in USA Mr. Jim Allen wrote:

I'm working full-time in a physically demanding job and my wife says she's never seen me happier. I run three miles every morning and say a little prayer for you and Dr Malhan and all of your wonderful staff while I run. You have truly given me my life back.

The only problem I have is occasional pain in the other hip so I will take help again sometime in the next couple of years. Hip resurfacing is now available at a nearby hospital but I'd prefer to have your team do--even though it means paying out of pocket.

I hope this finds you all healthy and prosperous.

Dr Jim Allen.

Wockhardt hospitals Group has established a chain of super speciality hospitals at Mumbai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Kolkatta and Nagpur. With latest technology, multi-disciplinary capability, state of the art facilities, world class infrastructure and excellent patient care ambience and processes, Wockhardt Hospitals is poised to become the most advanced and progressive healthcare institution in this part of the world.

Wockhardt Hospitals has associated with Harvard Medical International ,USA. As associate hospitals of HMI in India, Wockhardt Hospitals benefit from the extensive learning and experience of Harvard Medical School and its affiliated institutions world-wide and strive to bring to its patients the benefits of global standards in technology and clinical expertise.

Pradeep Thukral
Head - International Marketing,
Wockhardt Hospitals Ltd.,
Wockhardt Towers,
Bandra Kurla Complex,
Mumbai - 400051 INDIA

Phone : 91-22-26596006
Fax : 91-22-26527870
Mobile : 91-9819015749
Email : pthukral@wockhardt.com
Website : www.wockhardthospitals.net

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