A website about Mr.Gregg Dean’s Hip resurfacing surgical experience in Coimbatore  India   
                Name                :  Gregg W. Dean   
                Age                   :   60
                Address           :   Jacksonhole, Wyoming state, United States of America. 

I received my Birmingham Hip surface of the right hip on January 7, 2006. I was suffering from arthritis of the right hip. For me this meant I had a serious limp caused by hip pain that limited my daytime activities; this hip pain was so bad and continuous that it made it difficult for me to even sleep at night. My orthopedic surgeon in the US advised me that ultimately I would need a hip replacement; that  it would cost $35000; and further  I would need to cease all snow skiing, hiking, or wading in river type activities for the remainder of my life. soooo... 

I researched my options on the internet and found the  Resurfacing procedure and the fact that it was performed in  India by Dr.Bala subramanian  at Sri Ramakrishna Hospital. I chose the Hip Resurfacing center in Coimbatore because it  was cheaper than  everyone else and it promised better results than the procedure recommended by my US orthopedic surgeon.   Dr.  Bala said the cost would be $ 5500 and I would be snow skiing in 6 weeks. The cost for a Hip resurfacing is a minimum of  $ 26000 in the US , $ 20,000  in Great  Britain,  $14000 in Belgium, Bottom line,  Dr. Bala promised and delivered better results for less money  than anyone else I contacted. Best of all I was able to pay for his  services with the  money I did not give to an Amercian insurance company.   Dr. Balasubramanian  did a very good job. I  have been taken care of from the moment I  arrived. The team here is made up of true professionals but so friendly and approachable you immediately feel like a member of the family. The results were that the pain was eliminated and my physical     activities  (snow skiing, hiking, trout fishing)have been  resumed at the  same level of intensity as before I became disabled with arthritis . It took 2 months to completely recover; but I was walking on   the third day after surgery and snow skiing 30 days after surgery.Of course if I had to do it again I would do  exactly what I  did in India with Dr.Bala.India is a godsend for people like myself who are looking for affordable  healthcare. In the future, I will outsource my medical procedures to India and elsewhere in the the  world and I predict that my fellow US "baby boomers" will do the same. cordial saludos, Gregg Dean

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