TY for responding to my post. My surgery was 6 years ago, and did the same thing you are doing now - I was protecting the right leg (which was painful) and putting stress on the left leg to the point that I now have a compressed disc (pinched nerve on the left side in my spine at the L5) which is why the spinal specialist said he can only correct the left side and the surgery will do nothing for the right leg. My Doctor put me on Cymbalta, and It made me so sick - i refused to take it - and since I can't take NSAID's I don't take anything at all for the pain. Don't stop complaining someone will listen hopefully sooner than later - I didn't stop and if I survive this surgery I will be back at the hospital bothering the Ortho Doctor again until he fixes this right leg.... Don't give up....