Thank you all so much.

I broke the femur head and shattered my pelvis (among other injuries) in The Wreck 3 years ago. -Pics on my myspace.

This then developed into ossification -too much bone growing- and now avascular necrosis -the bone mass is dying.

I've seen the xrays. Whoever said beauty is on the inside wasn't privy to that technology. HA!

So it's not IF I want to do the surgery, it's I HAVE to do this surgery. I'm finally mad enough to realize I can't keep living this way.

Yes, age was brought up when I last talked to the VA about it. I'm 38 now and don't care about it wearing out or dislocating or breaking or whatever. I'm worried about getting on with my life.

And watching the operation...? I used to work Central Supply at a hospital. Part of what I did was to clean and sterilize surgical instruments. YIKES! Some of those tools looked like torture devices. Amazing what the body can tolerate and recover from.

TEAM NEUROTALK KICKS ALL THE BUTT!