I am just reading or re-reading some comments, I'm slow because I have so much always to do...I found a doctor I hope who will be good for my hip. He looked at the x-rays and said I have two cysts that need also to be filled (with human bone cadaver type thing). The first doctor I saw here didn't tell me anything about that. He also told me that it's best to work from the "top down," meaning hip first, knee later, even though the knee needs help and needed help for years but I've been putting it off off and more off but can no longer deal with especially the hip pain -- so -- before I turn TOO OLD for some doctors to work on me (I'm ALMOST 79 -- yikes, never thought I'd get this old, although it makes me more compassionate). Take care, thanks for your comment and insight.