Hi Joan

It can be typical of doctors to blame you're neuropathy pain with your hip, they are very different types of pain and the hip pain is localised to one area am I right? I have to tell you my aunt had one of those dodgy hip replacements and a year later she had to have it all done again... it's been 4 years now since that second surgery and she has never been better, she does anything and everything she wants to do. She definitely didn't want another surgery as it took alot out of the first time round but she just couldn't accept bad health, she couldn't accept the pain so she did it and she's so happy she did.

If your hip Doctor is blaming your neuro pain for your hip then I would think about getting another opionion, as you say yourself you know the difference and why wouldn't you.

Wishing you well.

Sinéad xxxx