@ligol
If you are willing to travel, come to Phoenix and see Dr. Jimmy Chow. Dr. Chow is the primary inventor of the Superpath method of minimally invasive hip replacement. He did mine three years ago and I had zero post surgery pain. He replaced my badly misaligned right knee October 1st and lo and behold, again no post surgery pain. He has an international practice. But be aware that he doesn't take Medicare nor insurance.

Where are you? There are other excellent options as well. The Hospital for Special Surgery in NY has some great hip surgeons. Also the Mayo Clinic, Cleveland Clinic, etc.

Hi Ligol,

First ion all, please don't be terrified.

I moved in 2018 and had to find new Drs and orthopedic surgeons . I'm sure you have many good ones in your area.

My criteria for finding a good ortho surgeon is as follows: 1) find a surgeon in their mid/late 30s to mid 40s. They are young and ambitious and armed with the latest surgical know-how, 2) select a surgeon with a good med school and residency/fellowship pedigree. The best ortho surgeons will gave completed a residency AND fellowship in a specific area of orthopedics, like hips, knees, shoulder. spine, and on.

I did this and found some great surgeons. Since 2018, I have had both knees replaced (2023) and this year (2025) had my right hip and left shoulder replaced. All were extremely successful and eliminated the pain I was in. I was very active in rehab and did everything that I was told to do as far as rehabbing at home.

Hips are supposed to be the easiest replacement surgery, and mine certainly was. I would advise getting a hip replaced with an "anterior" incision rather than posterior or lateral. The anterior approach spares all the muscles and results in a faster recovery.

Hope that helps, and all the best to you!

Joe