I lived with hip pain for 5 years before I finally went to the doc. I was trading Tylenol for Advil every 2 weeks to keep my body from getting used to one or the other, I know how that goes. Pain management is no replacement for letting the ailment heal! I got my fake hip in January and haven’t looked back! My buddy that owns the gym I go to is suffering through 2 bad hips right now, he just retired from competition this year. I’ve tried telling him to get it fixed rather than just live with it, but he won’t. I’ll never ignore my body again!