anyone have any personnel experience of hip replacement surgery in chaing mai  , good or bad, recommended hospitals , price range etc ( although I have medical insurance)

Try the Chiang Mai forum?

http://www.regenexx.com/hip-replacement-materials-best-worst/

Moved to the Health forum, there's a number of Chiang Mai folks who regularly post here on medical issues in C. Mai.

 

Mac

See these threads:

 

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/525482-hip-replacement-surgery/

 

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/663501-hip-replacement/

 

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/780691-current-cost-of-hip-replacement-at-suan-dok-and-sri-phat-hospitals/

 

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/726028-hip-replacement-in-chiang-mai/

 

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/668825-hip-surgery-recovery/