Hi Staggerlee,
Shot in the hip in a former life. That's rough, but at least you know why you developed OA. My orthopaedist told me it was just bad design.
I am sorry, (from your other thread) that you are not sleeping well, but I am impressed that you do not take painkillers. I do not like to take them either, so I hope I fair as well as you when I get my operation.
The prices you mention seem about right. Bumrungrad, Vejtani and Bangkok quoted me about 480,000 including the device. Unfortunately, I do not have insurance. My orthopaedist (again) said I could get done (his words) at Chula, which supposedly would be a lot cheaper, but he only recommends total hip replacement, which I do not want. I would like to know what device you had, the three hospitals I saw just had the Birmingham.
I am lucky I do not need the operation right now, maybe a year or two off. I am also lucky that in general I not not have pain, I am just getting stiffer and stiffer.
Although I am sorry that you have hip OA too, I am actually glad to have come across someone else over here with it, and who has had resurfacing. I hope to be in further contact with you.
Dan