Decision Time

I decided to go down the peri-acetabular route, the consultant advised me that as this was a specialist operation there was only a few surgeons in the UK who could do this surgery. Unfortunately there was nobody locally who could help so he then referred me to Mr. Hugh Apthorp at The Conquest Hospital in Hastings. Luckily it was only about a 1 hour drive from my home so I didn't have to travel too far.
I received an appointment through within a few months to see Mr Apthorp. I felt reassured once I met him, he was really informative and I trusted him immediately. It was really nice to meet someone who understood what I was going through and most importantly who was confident he could help. After many x-ray's and a ct scan, he advised me I was a suitable candidate for the surgery however he wanted me to lose some weight beforehand. Oh dear! Well in all fairness it was just what I needed. A reason to lose it! As there was a waiting list in the region of 6 months, I was put on the list but had an appointment in a few months to review my weight loss. Although both hips were affected, my left side was a lot worse than my right and I was only getting the pain in my left hip, therefore we decided it was only necessary to have my left side done. I was unsure what I was letting myself in for, all I knew was that I couldn't carry on as I was, so if this is what it was going to take then I was going to go for it.