Well I am back on this forum 13 years after having my left hip done. My right hip has now been causing a great deal of pain and having been on the NHS list for over 18 months they have referred me to a Nuffield Hospital 40 miles from my home. I was obviously very grateful and have been for an assessment with the surgeon who says he will accept me. I have had to live with a 1.5 centimetre leg length difference (made worse by some tilt to my hip) since my first THR which has meant having to have a build up on my shoes so I’m hoping the Surgeon can add a bit of length in order to compensate. He says he will do his best but of course they cant make any promises. He also says I have the added complication of having a ‘protrusion’ hip which he did try to explain but I’m not sure how big a problem this will be. It’s a bit daunting being so far from home and allowed no visitors and I had forgotten just how scary the thought of surgery is……. I was hoping that this time I might ask for a spinal anaesthetic rather than a GA as I felt ghastly following my last op.