Hi All

Daisymtnbiker(Karen)-so glad your hip resurfacing is going well. I hope and pray you continue to recover well. I am about the same age as Karen-45 years of age-former marathon runner. Actually didn't start having the acute pain until three years ago-was diagnosed with a labral tear with 'some arthritic changes'. I tried an injection that worked for about 3 months and then had the surgery in September 2007 to repair the tear. When the surgeon went in, it was so shredded it couldn't be repaired-just debrided, the joint space was cleaned up-but he discovered that I didn't have 'some' arthritis but rather significant arthritis. Part of me feels like that surgery was a waste of time but the good that came out of it was that all of the arthritis was discovered. I too had a hip resurfacing procedure in May of 2008 but unfortunately for me, it was not successful. I am tall and thin-and small boned. My body did not grow the bone necessary to 'anchor' the new components in place. In Dec of 2008 I had an anterior hip replacement. I am finally pain free! And I am actually doing a little bit of running again with my surgeon's approval. I am 8 1/2 months post-op and I am running 3 miles at a time just a few days/week but it is better than nothing. I can do the elliptical and bike without any problem. The only thing that is good about the scope is that the hip is a very difficult joint to visualize with MRI's and/or x-rays. It is not until they actually go in that they know what is going on in there. When my hip resurfacing failed and I was still experiencing significant pain, we could not figure out why. I had bone scans and MRI's and x-rays, etc. All of the tests were inclusive and everything looked good. I went into the hip replacement surgery and didn't know why the first one failed until I woke up. Again--it was only when he went back in that he could see that the metal head and metal cap he had put in were both loose. I would make sure that your surgeon does a standing x-ray on you-Newtopside(?sp). It was very clear with a standing x-ray that I had bone on bone arthritis. I do have a good friend who has experienced the same things I have-he had a torn labrum, etc. He never had the surgery and is now planning for a hip replacement in October. He has continued to bike competively this whole time. There is a recovery with the scope. I had it scoped and went through 6 months of PT which I felt like was a waste of a whole year of my life. In hindsight-if I knew the extent of my problems, I would not have had it scoped. If your doctor tells you that you have any arthritis, the surgery for the torn labrum is a waste of time. If there is no sign of arthritis, go for it. I wish you luck with your decision. 

now to everybody who had the hip labral tear surgery .its nice to know after all this years or months how are you doing.i'm 47 miserable with this pain veryt limited life activities .still some people sayu surgery is not the answer. after surgery and months of rehab i might have to go and have a refacing or hip replacment.so may be better wait and have the hip replacment because my pains are bearable now although limited in many activities, the driving of 30 mile and more is the worse part .

I just had Hip Arthroscopy 3 weeks ago to repair a labral tear and impingement. 3 weeks later I still have the same pain I had prior to the surgery plus new pain. My surgeon didn't do the Psoas release since he said he doesn't see how it's related (even though many other surgeons do the release on most hip scope surgeries). I explained this to him but trusted him anyway. I feel that in addition to the tear and impingement, I have alot of pain coming from the Psoas region. I had a follow up with my surgeon 5 days after the surgery and I explained to him that I'm still having pain and he could explain why and told me that I should be off all pain meds by now (5 days after surgery?) After I described new symptoms I was having since the surgery his explanation was "I didn't do that to you".Really caring Dr huh? The visit ended with him slamming the door on me. He really didn't want to hear that I was still having pain.

After reading stories on this board I know that the recovery is long (but not according to my surgeon). Has anyone else still had pain weeks after surgery and how long did it take for your pain to start to go away? Alot of my pain is coming from my lower back radiating into the groin/buttocks and then going down my inner thigh into my calf. Does anyone know if this caused by Psoas issues? Also on my MRI report it said something about a thickening of the ligamentum teres, does anyone know if that has any relation?

I'm not sure what to do since I still have pain and my surgeon seems like he really doesn't care now that the surgury is done. He wants me to make another follow up visit with him but I really don't want to since he treated me with disrespect and seemed like he really didn't care about my issue and concerns.

Thanks for any help you give

Jen

Sorry to hear about your pain.

If your doctor is not willing to talk to you, I would talk to your Physical Therapist and then to another doctor. Physical therapists tend to see people from multiple doctors, so they might be able to tell you what others got done in your situation to give you ideas what to discuss with a different doctor. Also, a lot of stretches/exercises will be painful at first, but eventually will relief you, so PT might really help you.

I don't remember when my pain went away. I do know that I can run 4 miles no problem (have not tried more), I skiied 3.5 months after surgery without pain, but e.g. the twist in golfing still hurts, so do too much yard work (digging in particular) and sitting for a long time (think air travel), but in normal life I have no pain and pain I get from activities goes away quickly if I do my stretches and a few of my exercises from PT.

In the beginning any rotating movement gave me pain in the buttocks. I got a rigid styrofoam roll to "massage" the area myself, plus during PT I was stretched and massages in the area, which helped a lot. For the psoas (not released on me either) I stretch daily, which made my clicking (and sometimes associated pain) pretty much go away.

Hope that helps.

aquatherapy is the real thing for post hip arthroscopy.here is the plan my dr told me

one month on crutches no weight bearing no driving

after one month aquatherapy in the swiming pool strengthening thigh muscles

aqupuncture for the psoas area for back issues 2 months

at least he gave me a plan of 3 months

where is your PT PLAN POST SURGERY

I too would really like to know if anyone has had the surgery with Dr. Bryan Kelly or Dr. Buly at Hospital for Special Surgery.  I'm also looking for anyone who has been to Dr. Joseph McCarthy in Newtonville, MA or Dr. Mark Hutchinson in Chicago (Elmhurst, IL).  I am evaluating all these doc's so any feedback is appreciated.

Right now these docs are all booking months out and require travel for me since I live in Michigan.  Has anyone had other good experiences with doc's in the midwest?  Also, if you have any reasonable idea of what your surgery cost...not what you paid but what was billed to your insurance.

Thanks !

For those with a labral tear....

I was just reading through here...

I've had pain for over a year and a half that started in my front hip bone area and spread to low back, hip and leg. I'm wondering if any of you had referred pain in those areas? I had a hip x-ray but it didn't show anything. did any of you have an x-ray that didn't show anything and then the MRI did show??

was that MRI arthrogram really that bad? should I ask my doctor for a sedative if she orders one? I just wonder if anyone had similiar symptoms or pain was all in the hip.

thanks

lilrunaway

Has anyone been to Dr. Guanche in Van Nuys, CA for a hipscope?   If so, any comments on him or the surgery center?

Thanks