To Chris Roche

[Guest guest]

you're so right! My hip pain HAS gone into hiding, And when

it does rear its ugly head, I think " It's not that bad! " I am

driving my fiance crazy going through the options, weighing up the

pros and cons. I think he will have to drag me kicking and screaming

there too!

How bad does it have to be before you can no longer say no? Should I

wait until I can only walk with a stick and lose the rest of my

twenties? My OS says I have several years left before resurf is not

an option. Obviously in those years I will get steadily worse. But

then when I have it done, it will be because I have to. Then the

decision is out of my hands!

Thank you for your help, it's very encouraging.

Jacqui

> > OK, I'm really getting the jitters (thinking about cancelling)

> about

> > my resurf on Wednesday and would love to hear from anyone who

> > felt/feels the same or anyone with any advice...

> >

> > 1)I am only 25 and the thought of losing my real hip (albeit a

> > damaged one) so early on in life is making me panic.

> >

> > 2) The surgeon said to get this done when the pain is so bad and

> the

> > limitations on your life are so bad that it is worth it. I guess

> only

> > I can be the judge of this. When the pain started waking me at

> night

> > and I couldnt walk far without stiffness and pain, I figured

that

> the

> > time is right, but now it is so close, I keep thinking that I

> could

> > live with it a bit longer and that perhaps I am rushing it. I've

> > lived with the pain so long now, I can live with it. Do I really

> want

> > to lose my real hip so young? Or maybe that is just my nerves

> > talking...

> >

> > 3) I'm scared!!!!

> >

> > Sorry to sound like such a wuss, normally I am so level-headed

and

> > calm about things!

> >

> > Please reply surfies, it's only 5 days away.