I saw the surgeon and listened to all his thoughts, advise and etc.  He said, for 69 and healthy and arthritis , you can wait or if you want more mobility, hip replacement. It is surgery with dangers and you can continue as you are til you are ready.  Replacements have been since 1973. And I was satisfied to listen
The he said, at your last visit with my associate, you mentioned covid test, vaccine.  Yes, a PCR is mandated for surgery.  Vaccine is highly recommended.  

So, he questioned me about the vaccine.  I said, it is not a vaccine.  Then he questioned me about my polio shot.  I was a kid and had no choice, and even the polio shots had aborted fetal cells. Then he used the word conspiracy.  I said, this is no conspiracy, it is truth, it is not a vaccine.  Because you are an employee to Banner health, then you are also expected to sell the product, not for me.  Then he said, his father was a farmer and as a surgeon he has not knowledge of farming, what do I know medical.  I replied, you speak to not only me but my husband, we are medical and friends in pharmacy and nurses.  We know enough to say no, and we left.

I thank the Trinity and Mary for this day.

15-20 years ago a friend of mine had a lot of hip pain and difficulty walking, an M.D. told him that he needed a hip replacement. He talked to a chiropractor who recommended that he take glucosamine and chondroitin. As I recall, it took about three months before he saw improvement and after 9-12 months he was really good (and still is).
There are a couple of different forms of glucosamine: glucosamine sulfate and glucosamine hydrochloride. I'm not sure which form my friend takes, or if it matters in the long term, but I occasionally take glucosamine hydrochloride because I notice an almost immediate improvement in flexibility. I did not see such an improvement with the glucosamine sulfate.

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