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A friend in Falls Church was a patient of Culpeper’s Dr. Ben Allen. "My friend said Dr. Allen was good with his hand, and maybe he could help with my hip,” said Hopper.
"Dr. Allen’s diagnosis was the most logical, and the treatment he suggested was the most sensible,” Hopper continued. The other surgeons Hopper consulted had recommended immediate surgery, but Dr. Allen said Hopper’s arthritis could be managed for a time with antiinflammatory drugs until surgery was necessary.
This course of treatment was particularly satisfactory to Hopper because she was a senior manager at U.S.A.I.D. at the time. Her career has included stints with the O.E.O. in India, Philippines, and Canada, and she was director of human resources for the Department of Agriculture in Washington, D.C. Hopper’s husband David is a Ph.D. with the foreign service. Two years ago Hopper decided she would like to retire and go to Georgetown Law School. Toward the end of law school, her hip pain increased, and it was apparent that it was time for a hip replacement. A bone scan and MRI showed disease of the bone and no cartilage left in the hip. The drug treatment had held off surgery successfully for seven years. At this point Hopper was faced with several decisions. Timing was a priority because she was to finish law school last May. Other major decisions concerned choosing a surgeon and a hospital.
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