Waiting Well: Hip Osteoarthritis Before, During and After the Referral
There’s a stretch of time in hip arthritis that nobody prepares you for. It runs from the appointment where someone first says the word, through however long it takes to be seen, through however long the list is, and up to the day of surgery — if surgery is where you end up at all. For many people that’s a long period. And the prevailing assumption is that it’s dead time. Nothing to do but manage, wait, and hope things don’t get much worse.