Hurray!!! I got him to see a surgeon in the practice our GP recommended. Very, very good and very highly regarded surgeons.

Well, I got him away from the quack his daughter was taking him to by giving him an ultimatum....he sees a real doc about his problem or I look into some kind of care for him, which he didn't like the thought of.

He explained things to them, leaving a lot out, of course, so I stepped in and told the Doc about all his moaning and groaning when he walks, moves, saying if I gave him chains he sounded like Jacob Marley from a Christmas Carol. and told them how he is insistent about not having surgery.

Doc says he really needs the hip done but he suggested other treatments to try to get him relief. First he gave him shots in the knees. They have arthritis and hurt and also took brunt of problem with hip, etc. He then recommended a shot in the hip. Got hubby to agree to this so we set up the apt.

The Surgeon first drained a lot of fluid out of the hip and then gave him shot. It has only been 2 days, but H. feels and moves a lot better! He is actually glad he did it.

This is a quality surgeon....told him he was there if he needed anything and actually checked up on him, personally, the day after the surgery! Other than that to see him in 6 months.

Hubby is now saying he wished he had gone to this guy sooner. Umm, I have been trying to get him to this practice for years and he refused. Unlike his daughter's quack, no one in this practice was pushing marijuana on him. Can you believe the guy he saw before actually had him set up an appointment (person in his practice is licensed to sell it so they referred patients to her. BIG MONEY MAKER!) so they could try to sign him up for medical marijuana, nothing else!

Let's see how it goes. Cross your fingers.