THR recommendations – I need a chill pill!

[Guest guest]

Do remember in March of 1997 when the Heaven's Gate cult members

committed suicide to hitch a ride to heaven on the Hale-Bopp comet?

Do you recall your thoughts at the time? Did you wonder how someone

could put their trust in another's belief without applying a

modicum of their own intelligence before taking such drastic action?

Well now you know how I feel when I read about someone deciding on

THR over resurfacing.

Okay, okay, I'm sorry - this is way too harsh a comparison.

First, let me quickly add that I'm extremely sympathetic to

anyone experiencing debilitating joint pain. We've all been

there and life sucks. But many of us have discovered the freedom of

recapturing a very active, pain-free lifestyle through a procedure

that is still treated like a poor stepchild by much of the medical

community. I just don't understand why THR continues to be

favored over resurfacing. So please forgive the Hale-Bopp comparison

and help me out. When this community has, what is to us,

overwhelming first-hand evidence that resurfacing is superior, why is

an inferior option so frequently prescribed? THR is a viable plan B,

but why is it so frequently promoted as the favored option?

Your thoughts are appreciated... even on what I can take to calm down.

Dave