@beachbabe The only pain I e perienced was the muscle pain that comes with the stretching of the trochanters they use to hold the muscles aside to do the work. No muscles or nerves were cut. I have not experienced any numbness but I was on pregabalin prior to the surgery and I am sure, as is my surgeon, that may have helped. Most surgeons will put you on that or gabapentin after surgery to help with nerve pain or numbness, but I was already on it for my chronic myofascial pain syndrome. I have friends who hav3 numbness, but I couldn’t be happier with my results and the fact that I have no pain anymore unless I totally overdo it. I am four months out, but totally recovery and strengthening of the muscles takes up to a year, but after a few months what I feel is minor compared to before. I am in the NC Triangle area and my surgeon was Rhett Hallows at Emerge Ortho.