So far I am very happy with the results. With debilitation coming on slowly I wasn't fully acknowledging how bad it had become. But with it suddenly fixed in a relatively short period of a few weeks I can appreciate what it's like to be normal—for example, being able to put on a pair of pants while standing up. When all restrictions were lifted at seven weeks out I immediately started cycling outside. Two weeks later I rode 75 miles with a group and no holding back—I had no problems at all with the hip. The soft tissue isn't totally healed yet, as there's still occasional minor discomfort when I turn the hip certain ways. Nonetheless, overall it feels like a return to youthfulness after a bout with old age.
With hip resurfacing the outcome is perhaps somewhat more dependent on the surgeon. Sounds like you might have the best if you need it. In my research I think I came across a talk by the same guy in which he presented some reassuring statistics on the outcomes. My own surgeon suggested that the Birmingham device has been unfairly lumped in with other MoM implants that had design flaws.
You can see the bone-sparing nature of the device in my radiograph below. This implant also avoids the high internal pressure in the femur created when a conventional implant is forced into place. This pressure extrudes fat, which can end up in the brain.[R]
