Hey Hernanu,
Thanks, it really does bite that the insurance denied my request. The Doctor that I wanted to get the surgery from actually checked with the insurance to see why I was denied and you were right, it was because the doctor was out of network. He told me of another doctor that is covered under my insurance and I am going to make an appointment to see him.
Regarding the restricted movements, when I first spoke to the first doctor I saw he told me that there would be restrictions in my movements due to possible dislocation and that lifting the leg above the knee was not something that I would want to do. I made sure that what we were talking about was the resurfacing and not the total hip replacement. At that time he said yes that the resurfacing was limited and that I would have to modify my movements if I wanted to go back to the martial arts. But I heard from others that they did not have limitations after their procedure, after healing and physical therapy of course, So I suspected that it was the device that made the difference. But now I am hearing different and when I emailed my doctor he did confirm that there are no limitations and that the only limitation would be due to body structure and muscle strength and my own flexibility.
Honestly, if that was what I was told before I would have been on the operating table long before he finished that sentence. I even saw the look on his assistant's face because she originally told me the same thing that I am hearing now about no limitations. But when the doctor told me that I have to modify my movements and that I could not lift my leg above my waist the assistant looked embarrassed. I did not say anything because I thought she just made a mistake and I did not want to cause her further embarrassment. Besides, after hearing the bad news from the doctor I was really depressed and wanted to think about what to do.
I don't know what to think about that whole thing. I just want to get rid of this pain and get my life back.