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Mr Hugh Apthorp 2018-12-04 Person 5 5 0

I had a total minimally-invasive hip replacement in June 2018 performed by Mr. Apthorp. He and his anaesthetist were very kind and attentive, as were the staff at the Lister Hospital. My operation was done in the evening and I was up out of bed by lunchtime the next day. I had almost no pain. It was a bit weird to find that a fairly major operation seemed so easy! I duly took care to follow the post-op guidelines and exercises and would say that I was pretty well back to normal after four months, from which time on, it is impossible to tell that I had a hip replacement. Incidentally, other patients may find it useful, as I did, as soon as possible in the months after the operation to make a point of leading with the operated leg whenever possible, to put a careful load on it, e.g. going up stairs. I found that this helped to get the wasted leg muscles from being very weak, back to full strength.