Hey - this is my first comment on Steemit. (Why does the spell check object to the word Steemit? Anyway...) I had my first hip surgery in September 2017 and I have to admit I was more apprehensive than you seem to have been. I had never had major surgery before. I can't imagine having it at a training hospital. My surgery took place at UPenn. Now that I have healed I am really happy with the results. Compared to how I walked before (like Quasimoto) I am fantastic. However now what used to be the good leg (the left leg) is annoying me and I need to go back and get it done again. I guess in retrospect the healing and rehab process was the most annoying thing about the surgery as there is quite a bit of swelling in the upper thigh and some aching as a result, but it's really not all that bad and just takes patience until you can go back to "normal". I got better pretty quickly and by the 4th week I even did a hike of about a mile and a quarter. I still haven't scheduled my next surgery as my left leg honestly wasn't bothering me until just this week, maybe because I have been riding a stationary bike which has aggravated the arthritis in that leg. I'm pretty sure however that it probably will eventually trouble me more and I will not be able to wait to get it done but so far I'm not there yet. Thanks for the article.