Mr Richard Westerman 2020-11-26 Person 5 5 0

Mr Westerman carried out a total hip replacement on my left hip on the 1st July 2020. From my initial consultation, diagnosis, operation and aftercare Mr Westerman has been absolutely amazing. My surgery went extremely well, as did my recovery - under the guidance of Mr W and the Physio staff at the BMI Meriden. A few things you may wish to know ; The surgery is a pretty quick operation, around 90 mins. The Physio team and Mr W will want you up and walking within hours of surgery, this is a must to aid your recovery (physically and mentally - its a great first milestone) You will be awake for the surgery, this sounds weird, but trust me when I say this, it really does add to your mental wellbeing, and starts the healing process from minute one. You can choose to be relatively conscious or be a bit more sedated. I chose to be as awake as possible, and was able to speak freely to the operating team throughput, which I feel helped massively in the whole process of recovery. Recovery and Physio; Do EXACTLY what they tell you for your recovery and physio, if you don't do the exercise and put the effort in, you will take much longer to recover, and get your eg strength back. I followed the programme to the letter, and was riding my static bike within ten weeks doing 10k a day on it. You will be on crutches for a week or so, maybe a bit longer, keep moving and exercising that leg. I cant recommend Richard Westerman highly enough, the surgery has changed my life, I was extremely limited to what I could do, and now I am pain free, and my mobility is as good as new.