Queenie, thank you for sharing! I am sorry you also have the numbness in your thigh. My ortho explained it is caused by retracting the femur nerve, so that such nerve is bruised or irritated. I suppose you are right. Relieving the bad hip pain may be worth the numbness. Also, the bruised nerves do regenerate over a period of time, some quickly but others slowly. Let's hope my next hip does better with thigh numbness because ultimately I will not be able to tolerate the pain.