Since this is old thread, OP could be gone...but as I see it almost all surgeries can leave us with damage we never had before...lots of nerve damage for sure. I live with 9 yrs post hip replacement damage and regrets on doing it, YES.

But want to say also we humans surely do a job on beating up our bodies, some more than others, but our bodies can take just so much, at 81 I see it and feel it all.