Cassidy
senior
Thank you for all your lovely, upbeat replies. Since I came onto this website, only a week or so ago, I've felt much better about the whole prospect of the op - still a bit sentimental about my bit of hip (you and me both, Layla!), but less pessimistic about the dislocation risk and lasting of the joint - and, as hipster333 points out, who's to say that I'll outlive it (joking aside, I hope the hip lasts 40 years, not that I only last 10!). A friend told me that the OS I'm hoping for doesn't like doing epidurals, so that might decide that one for me too. In the meantime, I hope all you post op people continue to progress well - apart from anything else, I draw inspiration from you all!! (and, of course, I genuinely wish you well too, not just for that reason). Hopefully I'll be as stalwart when it comes to it. xx