I wanted to wait a full year to write this review,...

I wanted to wait a full year to write this review, but considering how impressed I was (and still am) with my recovery, it wouldn't be fair to Dr Nho, or those considering a hip arthroscopy for their labral tear pain. Dr Nho performed a hip arthroscopy w/FAI for my left labral tear 6months ago. To be honest, I researched thoroughly on the surgery itself and barely any on Dr. Nho. Having researched the surgery, its success rate didn't get me too ecstatic about getting mine fixed. I resorted to live with the pain, go to PT, and receive biannal steroid injections. Last October, after getting my final steroid shot, I went on a hike to Vancouver's Joffre Lakes Provincial Park, and on my way down, it became clear as day that I needed surgery. Sitting for my flight home was agonizing. I came home and asked multiple physical therapists one question--which surgeon's patients recover the best after a hip arthroscopy (considering its success rate)? ALL fingers pointed to Dr. Nho. That was pretty much the only confirmation I needed. Little did I know, I was actually going to the best of the best. Dr Nho is modest in person so he might not go into too much detail about how his surgical approach differs from others. It's different, and he's the best. I'm only 6-months out and already running 4 miles!! The first 3 months was a lot of uphills. I tried to recover faster than my body wanted to, and I ended up taking more steps back. I truly believe my standing job enhanced my recovery. I work retail healthcare where 13-hour shifts are common, and I'm lucky if I can squeeze in one bathroom break in that shift. Not sure if the position of the labral tear was opposed to sitting, but driving home after work was the hardest part for me. Back-to-back double shifts brought on lots of residual compensation in my left knee and ankle but my PT (at REACT--really the best PTs in town) gave me lots of exercises and "fixes" to apply during my shifts. Believe it or not, the long standing-shifts evened out my gait and strengthened my glutes. But every one's recovery is different. Standing for long hours will not be for every one post-surgery, neither is sitting. Dr Nho said the recovery process is very much a trial-and-error, and this was too true. Currently, I have ZERO pain in my left hip, and so much of my physical activities restored. I consider myself blessed and EXTREMELY lucky to have had a great surgeon like Dr Nho, in Chicago, when I needed this surgery.

P.S. His PA's, Sara and Leah, are amazing too!!