Here is why our NHS and Local Government is utterly shafted

I plan to. It only occurred to me yesterday. Having been swept along through the system so far without ever fully understanding what's going on.

 

I should add, in all honesty if at the beginning of it all, someone had said to just take some tablets, I'd have not been happy. However once it gets to the point where we know it's either surgery or medication, it makes sense to go for the cheapest and least invasive option. Not just to save the NHS, but also because surgery is and should be a last resort.

 

Well if I was offered either taking pain killers for the rest of my life or having an OP, I know which one I would choose.
Most painkillers have side effects and I hate taking them.

To me the least medication you are taking is the best way.

 

In some circumstances I'd agree. But it depends. It's all about balancing risks.

In my case, the surgical options are guaranteed to create significantly more pain in the short term. Then there's period where pain might, possibly be less than it is now, then in a few years more surgery after the first surgical intervention wears out. Far from ideal.

Contrast that with the risks from low doses of medication over the long term, seems fair enough to me.