Greetings! I'm a newbie and pleased to find this forum! I've had {known} hip issues since last January. I originally went in for what I thought was sciatica and it was diagnosed degenerative left hip. I was not satisfied with the original Doctor's results and found another...who diagnosed the same thing. I was due for surgery last November, but had to cancel due to severe gout in right foot! Arrgh! Now that it is stabilized, I have a new THR scheduled for early February. It will be Super path...which looks like the way to go. My pain threshold varies but it has never been unbearable. Idk...maybe my threshold is high or i'm getting used to some of it...after more than a year. I am able to use a stationary sit down bike and can still swim laps. It's the walking part that hinders me some. After a block or two My hip grates and grinds noticeably and I get some pain in my outside to groin area and thigh but most seems to extend down the outside of leg to knee and ankle, causing a slight limp. My nights can be somewhat painful...depending on what and the amount of activity I had that day. It's annoying...to say the least. Been sleeping in the recliners on my back a lot the last year! With date approaching, I'm kind of getting second guesses...as if I'm going to quickly with my decision. I think that's natural...right? On one hand...I don't think this is gonna get better and I'm almost 66...so I'm thinking it is inevitable anyway. On the other hand...I'm still functioning somewhat. Of course...if I lay around the house and do nothing...it's not bad...which can be confusing! My Doctor's and friends all are saying I should get er done! I've enclosed my last Xray in November for a general opinion...as I don't have much to go by. Thanks in advance!