hmmm... interesting question... Hip pain from burs and arthritus for years; pain only 2-3 out of 10 so lived with it. Then Atrial valve replacement, on Eliquis due to Afib after surgery. Switch to xarelto in a few months when Eliquis price went thru the roof. When xarelto price hike skyrocketed in its few months, Dr. agreed to let me off thinners as I had not had afib for some months & my lifestyle (got a baseball size lump on shin from small piece of wood bumped me while chainsawing firewood). By this time (about 1 year) my hip pain had grown to 9 out of 10 pain, couldn't walk further than about 100' at a time. PT said they could fix it: NOT. Found Dr. who showed me the X-rays: no padding left between the bones in the socket; he called it a flat tire and only fix was a replacement hip. Got it and THAT pain went away. NOW you guys are bringing up blood thinners and hip erosion... hmmm... sounds like I could be your poster boy!