Prince should just have gotten a hip replacement, Jehovah’s Witnesses have that procedure regularly as I understand it under spinal anesthesia and without a blood transfusion. I admire the man for being heavily involved with his faith but surgery can’t be any more heretical than a painkiller addiction.
I had a total hip replacement 15 years ago. I got full anesthesia and ended up with no need for a transfusion as there was no abnormal bleeding during or after the operation. But there was blood on hand, just in case, I was told. Got it done at the old Walter Reed Army Hospital. I still have that replacement hip and am doing well with it. My Army doctor checked it out 2 years ago and said that it is good for another 15 years; as long as my bones don’t get brittle.