No provider to talk with. I was referred to a specialist and basically cut loose. I had asked if the specialist would then discuss the situation with the doc. The doc said no, the specialist would talk to me and I could go with the information wherever I wanted. The first ortho doc I saw before this second/last one said that his approach to hip replacement -- anterior -- would not work for me because my hip is so stiff and he would have to do a lot of tissue/muscle cutting which would negate the point of his approach. So he told me to look elsewhere as well. I feel very much as if I have been set adrift to find my own solution ... or not.