Hi Jenas62....I know exactly what you mean. Oh, first of all...yes, I looked into all of this, the nerve damage, everything that goes along with this surgery, that CAN go wrong. Of course they don't tell us WHAT can go wrong before surgery (hey, lol....it's $$$$$ in their pocket!)....the surgery sounded SO easy for me...the surgeon says to me, "Well, you'll have a LITTLE pain (that was total crap), afterwards, but no hip pain!! Sounded awesome. I am past that, thank God....but I SHOULD have looked into what could GO WRONG., first. After yrs. of hurting so bad, forcing myself to get done whatever had to be done, I just ACCEPTED it all. I wanted to be 'normal' again......my hip is fine, the pain just radiates. O.k., I read about the femoral nerve damage...(lol I REALLY looked into this!)....please let me know if this can be helped. Hell, you go through surgery to feel better....and that's exactly HOW it should be!! I'm fine now, as far as the hip pain goes (thank GOD)...it's just how it radiates to different parts....I tell myself I just have to live with it, because let's face it, I HAVE to. I looked into my problems, too....said it easily could last from 3-6 months. I'll just wait it out, am on my way to take my dog outside, plus water plants. Not giving up!! Please keep me updated....am just praying that they can do something for you. < 3 (it just pisses me off, big time, that the surgery CAUSED the nerve damage!)