It is hell! I remember somewhere in surgery, I could hear the pounding when they drive the new implants into your leg bones. They don't give you general anesthesia, just a spinal, a nerve block and some gas every once in awhile. I didn't feel anything, just heard the pounding.
I am using most of the 90# here for toothpaste...
Shrapnel,
I know a couple of joint replacement surgeons. They say it's just glorified carpentry. They use a damned reciprocating saw to take the end of the bone off, then they make a hole, add some adhesive then pound the prosthetic pieces into place.
