@westwoman3698 I think you're right that many solutions are in reality just short-term fixes that ultimately give way before what is usually a progressive problems. I don't know how much time I've spent in PT; at this point I do exercises at home and try to walk fairly briskly for anywhere between 30 and 50 minutes a day, as much as the pain will allow. My weight is well within normal limits, I have my old-lady tools like a grabber for getting things that are too high to reach or on the floor. In short, I'm doing everything right, and nothing seems to help.

I live in New York City and am followed at the Hospital for Special Surgery, supposedly one of the best orthopedic facilities anywhere. But I find the doctors there very impressed with themselves and not particularly good at hearing what I'm saying about how I function.

All very frustrating. Thanks for your good wishes, and the same to you!