My wife had both hips and her back done by Dr. Rogers of Orthopedic Associates of Ocala and she is doing great.

Recommend the anterior surgical approach
 

I had bilateral hip replacement, both hips replaced at same time (actually one on Tuesday and the other on Thursday that same week). Like many have said, I feel like I should have done it sooner. If you choose to proceed with surgery, I definitely recommend the less invasive anterior approach. Less pain and faster recovery. I also recommend intense physical rehab during the couple weeks immediately following surgery. I stayed at an acute rehab center for 9 days following my bilateral hip surgery and greatly value the daily therapy and care. Best wishes for a successful outcome!

Hospital for Special Surgery Manhattan is in Florida
 

Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) is expanding its presence in Florida with several new facilities: 
• Naples: In collaboration with the NCH Healthcare System, HSS is constructing a state-of-the-art orthopedic center on the NCH North Naples Hospital campus. This 100,000-square-foot facility, known as the Patty & Jay Baker Pavilion, will house the Kapnick Foundation Ambulatory Surgical Center. It is expected to open to patients in March 2025. 
• North Miami: HSS is partnering with the University of Miami Health System to establish a musculoskeletal program within the new UHealth SoLé Mia facility. This 184-acre development will feature physician practices, outpatient surgery, imaging, and rehabilitation services. The facility is anticipated to open in fall 2025. 

Additionally, HSS has been operating in Florida since 2020:
• West Palm Beach: HSS Florida opened in 2020, offering surgical and nonsurgical orthopedic care. As of January 2025, it celebrated five years of service in the region. 

These expansions reflect HSS’s commitment to providing world-class orthopedic care to residents throughout Florida. 

Make sure to thoroughly research your surgeon. I had a hip replacement with supposedly a top surgeon and he managed to damage 2 major nerves in my leg. I knew there was something wrong as soon as I came out of the anesthetic as my entire leg was totally numb. PT, nerve test, etc and all they kept telling me was that it would heal. We moved so no longer in their area.

Over 10 years later and I still have pain. The damaged nerve has affected my knee and it is painful and stiff most of the time. I had a posterior replacement and now find out that an anterior would have been better. Too late now.

Same thing happened to me over the last (5) Five Years. Went to 6 different back doctors and got 6 different diagnoses for back surgery from L2/3 Laminetomy to a 4 level fusion if you can believe that...(I didn't) Finally found a pain mgmt doctor that told me the same thing... If we shoot the hip with cortisone, and the pain goes away...It's Your Hip! It did, and I just had Dr. Locker from The Orthopaedic Institute in Ocala replace my Left Hip last Thursday...looKs like Back AND Knee pain has subsided...and of course its early on but my Hip is on the mend as well...Good Luck!

I Had the Anterior Method...

It just seems to me there has to be a way to determine where the pain is
coming from before spending all that time treating your back all this time. :shrug:

The doctor performing the surgery doesn't get anything close to $25K...

Absolutely agree. The problem was that I had originally been diagnosed with spinal stenosis and multiple MRI's supported that, so unfortunately that is where the focus stayed after I underwent an L4/5 Laminectomy. I subsequently complained about hip pain but they just wouldn't listen. Imagine that? Anyway, I finally broke away from the insanity and scheduled my own appointment with a pain management doctor that worked under a Hip Surgeon, and the rest is history. Healthcare is like Financial security...If you don't take responsibility, who will? And the experts are "Always" right...NOT.

Mmmm, just like paint job on old car? Not the cost of paint but the prep time? :thumbup:

How did your surgery go with your doctor and hospital choice and are you happy with it?