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Professor Damian Griffin OBE TD VR BM BCh MA MPhil FRCS(Tr&Orth) 2022-03-28 Person 5 5 0

I first visited Prof Griffin in 2018 aged 48. I had been suffering with pain on a daily basis in both hips. As an active person who liked to keep fit and had an active job, I found all activities beginning to become more and more difficult, leaving my only exercise option as a stationary cycle. I tried to include hip mobility and stretching routines but found myself doing less and less and deteriorating more. After discussions with Prof Griffin, X-rays and a thorough explanation of the condition of my hips and what a THR would entail we agreed to proceed with my left hip first. The whole process from start to finish was outstanding. Prof Griffin’s surgical technique and rehabilitation programme saw me up in the gym on a cycle the very next day. After surgery you wake up with a Game Ready ice machine and a CPM machine meaning you have active rehab immediately. The scar is very neat compared to other hip operations that I have seen. I returned to work within 12 weeks and planned to have my right hip replaced at the next chance I had, however due to work commitments and the pandemic this wasn’t until 2021. Due to the wait the deterioration of the right hip was preventing me from doing even simple tasks like walking the dog. The left hip was incredible but without the right hip done, a lot was being asked of the new left hip. Now, 6 months following the second hip replacement I can only put it into words as life changing. I am back out cycling, doing all the activities I had had to stop doing. Prof Griffin has given me my life back and it is incredible that I don’t even think about the fact I have two THR’s as they feel like my own. If you’re suffering the way I was and you’re looking for a hip surgeon that you can go to with full confidence I would highly recommend Prof Griffin.