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New Zealand Medical System

February 8, 2017

New Zealand Medical System – Private Insurance FAIL Earl Stevens, 08 Feb 2017   As many may know, I moved …

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Stuart Cain’s 4th Video on Metal on Metal Hip Damage & Suffering

June 19, 2015

Stuart Cain‘s 4th Video on metal on metal hip damage. Welcome to number 4 in our series of videos about …

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Smith & Nephew Metal on Metal Action – Australia

August 28, 2014

Australian S&N MoM Victims Recently Dianne contacted me. She has multiple health issues arising from the MoM S&N hip she …

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Mike’s Smith & Nephew hellhole

July 31, 2014

I had Bilateral Hip Resurfacing done Feb. 2012 At H.S.S. NYC. Smith and Nephew Birmingham Hip Resurfacing implants. Starting having …

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USA Smith & Nephew BHR Lawsuit

June 4, 2014

USA Smith & Nephew BHR Lawsuit There are a large number of people who have suffered from adverse effects as …

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Smith & Nephew Victim speaks out about Pain & Suffering S&N ignores…

May 1, 2014

Dear Howard, Earl, and Fellow BHR Sufferers, I got chills reading Howard’s remarks because I have been thinking the very …

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Just Remember it is all Your Fault!!!

July 20, 2013

Just remember patients, this is actually your fault! I have just read with great interest Howard’s response to the letter …

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Smith & Nephew Letter

July 20, 2013

Comments from Howard Here is the letter – Smith & Nephew Letter 5-6-2009 1. Smith & Nephew failed to include the …

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Hillary’s Story – Resurfacing Nightmare

May 26, 2013

The following is a statement from Hilary Dingwall-Fordyce regarding the hip resurfacing she underwent in May 2007 In May of …

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26% Failure in Female Smith & Nephew BHR’s – The ten-year survival of the Birmingham… [J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2012] – PubMed – NCBI

September 2, 2012

26% Failure in Female Smith & Nephew BHR’s – and higher failure in older males… The ten-year survival of the …

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Cry from the Heart – Where is Mr Smith & his Nephew?

August 20, 2012

Recent comment published on Earl‘sview that deserves more notice: Does Smith and Nephew not hear the cries from victims of …

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Lee’s post Smith & Nephew BHR Problems Continue….

July 27, 2012

I am 12 weeks post-op today (July 27 2012), following revision surgery of a BHR I received in Dec 2003, …

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UK – S&N BHR HELL – Trevor (General Practitioner) Gets Rude Response from Smith & Nephew

July 24, 2012

Trevor (General Practitioner) Needs Revsion – Dud Smith & Nephew BHR – Just like DePuy ASR I am a GP …

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Smith And Nephew Hip Replacement Recall Lawsuit Attorney

July 15, 2012

Smith And Nephew Hip Replacement Recall Lawsuit Attorney. Saunders & Walker PA 3491 Gandy Blvd. North Suite 200 Pinellas Park, …

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Visit to the Surgeon Monday 18th July 2011

July 19, 2011

11 am rolled around quickly… This was the first time I had met the private orthopaedic surgeon and I was …

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Update on My Story – Smith & Nephew Birmingham Spectron Total Hip Replacement Complications

July 16, 2011

To Recap: My hip problems started in 1998 when I was training at the gym (many years had gone in …

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Another Smith & Nephew Horror Story …

July 14, 2011

Here is another horror story shared with me recently – makes you think – what is going on…??? (identity removed) …

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US arthroscopy market to double by 2017, to over $4.2 billion

July 9, 2011

US arthroscopy market to double by 2017, Stryker, Smith & Nephew, Johnson & Johnson to benefit 28th Jun 2011, 10:32 …

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Juergen’s DePuy Hip Replacement Nightmare – Down, But Fighting Back

July 4, 2011

Company and Surgeon Run Away When Worker is Gunned Down by a Bad Hip and a Dodgy DePuy Hip Implant …

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Viles & Beckman, LLC; Summary of Hip Replacement Defects

June 26, 2011

Total Hip Arthroplasty: The Defects, the FDA and how Patients are Harmed ©Viles & Beckman, LLC, 6350 Presidential Court Fort …

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Is Oxinium Going to be Safer? Maybe?

June 24, 2011

Is OXINIUM really better? In my last post [click here] I reviewed a 1988 scientific paper which raised a number …

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Final thrilling installment

June 23, 2011

Made it home with the left hip winning the pain game! Right hip sore to touch too near the scar. …

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Well Balanced

June 23, 2011

Trip to Sydney going well. Well balanced – both hips hurt. Lower back on both sides hurt. Replacement hip pops …

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Update on Hips

June 22, 2011

Hip pain is making movement more and more of a chore. Right hip, the Birmingham Spectron one, is painful from …

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More Pages Added

June 18, 2011

Productive day with lot’s more useful information added, and various new pages. The Video tab has some really interesting videos …

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Cobalt & Chromium Levels

June 17, 2011

Got my results back from the local doctors blood test. Chromium is at the top of the normal range. Good, …

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Appointment for Aspiration of Hip Joint

June 15, 2011

Yahoo – have an appointment for ultrasound guided aspiration of my right hip joint 18 July 2011! Related articles MHRA …

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Finished off More Pages

June 13, 2011

Queen’s Birthday Monday – more time with anger management – finished off the section on Current Issues with My Hip …

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Good work today

June 12, 2011

Made a lot of progress on my blog / website today. I think it is helping me to come to …

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The Hip Story Continues

June 12, 2011

Yesterday Yesterday was a busy day – revamped my entire site and described the events leading up to the total …

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Hip Hell

June 11, 2011

I have added a new page to the Blog called “Hip Hell” which is going to be devoted to Hip …

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Health and Well-being

June 11, 2011

We take our health for granted, or at least we do when we are younger. Looking back over the last …

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Earl’sView

June 11, 2011

We have so much going on in our lives and so often we think we are all alone; the only …

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