Knockout service..

I hate hospitals. Blood tests, needles,waiting around for hours, and they always want to poke the bit that hurts the most. But my hip had got so bad that I couldn’t put it off any longer. I had tried chiroparcters, exercises, bizarre health supplements. Even if they were meant to make you feel better, maybe by placebo effect, nothing was working and I was getting worse. Walking more than 100m was really painful that increased exponentially. Even sleeping became painful, which makes no sense as there is no weight on your hip.
So I bit the bullet and booked to see a doctor at Spire Hospital in Portsmouth. My first bit of luck. I didn’t realise that the appointment with Dr. Obak was actually with the surgeon who would perform the operation. He did some physical mobility tests on me, sent me for an Xray 25metres away, and showed me the results. He was straight-forward and professional. We agreed on a hip replacement and I was booked in for 3 weeks time. All done in one 40 minute meeting. That’s organisation.
He explained that hip-replacements are his speciality. He does them most days and can do 7 in a week. That’s the guy I want.He can be assisted by robots and said he will do everything he can to get my leg lengths the same after the operation. This is vital as any difference can cause the other hip, or your knees, to suffer. Right, that all makes sense.
The operation was straight-forward. I went in on a Thursday and came out on the Friday afternoon. Amazing.
As you can read in the other comments, Dr Obak is exceptional. I have already recommended him to friend who has suffered for years, and he is booked in for hip-replacement in Decemeber.
I am two months after the operation now, and walk two miles most days. Painfree. I haven’t felt like this for years. And my blood pressure has dropped, maybe from the increased exercise, or maybe for not being in constant pain.
Do I still hate hospitals? Well, they are not my holiday destination. But if you have to go through one, The Spire at Cosham and Dr Obak, will make the experience as pleasant as it can be. And yes, he really is a heavy weight boxing champion, which again is amazing! But with my new hip I reckon I could take him…….