I've been "resorting to alternative means" for years and it's saved me.
Arginine (maybe + ornithine, and typically taken with lysine) to release the HGH your pituitary is still making but not releasing into your body.
Astragalus to, apparently, make your cells younger again. This one really worked for me after about a month of taking it. It turned my hair gray. But that's not bad, since it had been white for about five years before that. I'm not frail any more, I've stopped stepping carefully, etc.
And do get surgery to fix any bone issues. Whatever beefs I have about modern medicine, surgery is wonderful.