I been reading about it and it doesn't look good.

First found where procedure is not recommended for women as they are more likely to get fracture later with resurfacing than with THP. They still don't know why. I suspect not enough exercise to keep bone density strong.

Not recommended for people who are overweight as the resurfacing material and bone it is connected to is not up to the challenge of added weight.

That's 2 strikes agin me.

Read somewhere else that it is not recommended for sufferers of inflammatory bone disease but the NICE guidance says it is, provided the patient is eligible (meets all the other NICE requirements, such as stage of disease, age and general health of patient, etc.). What's up with that?

I am most worried about recovery. Getting in and out of bed, dressing, bathroom stuff is a huge worry.

In the last year, 2 men at work had THP just after they turned 65. They had to wait until that age to get them. Both were off work for 6 weeks with reduced duties for a further 4 to 6 weeks. Both still limp (though they claim the pain is just about nil). One still uses his cane and it has been 5 months since his was done.

Thing is both of my hips are very bad with pain and locking up when I walk. They won't do both at the same time and that would mean twice the recovery for 2 separate surgeries.

RB - Don't know about the Choose and Book system. When I tried it on GP's advice for the Pain Clinic, I had to return to GP for referral number. However,it was new system then and so maybe he didn't know he should give me a referral number.
Also I looked at Springfield (very close to us and very nice and clean from what I am told) but it looks like they only do THP and not resurfacing. Hope I don't have to go far afield for the procedure if that is what is required. Another worry is that uncomfortable car journey home after surgery.

As a sort of aside and this is why I let it go so long - My ex (a sports therapist) said I had probably lost all the synovial fluid in the bursa surrounding the joints and that was what caused the sensation of tightening joints and the pain. No doctor has said this to me. They just saw RA markers in my bloods and decided it must be RA. True I have stiffness in wrists and hands and pain in feet. But I am gonna be so pissed off if it turns out that I could have had some other treatment to keep my hips working and pain free. I would not have put on all this weight in the last 5 years.