When my surgeon asked if I had any question’s regarding the surgery for THR I told him that the ONLY reason I was having the surgery was because of the trust I was putting in him. I researched many other surgeons and no one came close! Chicken little had nothing on me. I always do a tremendous amount of research and this time I did almost none because I was afraid that if I knew too much I wouldn’t go through with it. Believe me I had no choice as I would have eventually ended up in a wheelchair. I don’t care how many videos or classes you participate in, if your surgeon is not excellent at what he does, none of it matters. Even though I am sure that even the best surgeons can make a mistake. Many years ago I had a massive dvt in my leg. The just out of med school doctor didn’t believe that I had a dvt. The tech who did the ultrasound missed it. I knew I had a dvt. The tech asked a much more experienced tech to do another ultrasound and of course he found it. It went from my ankle to my groin. Since that time no one goes near me unless they have credentials off the charts.