Hi Sg
They cannot conclusively say it is a tear until they are actually in there. I had said in an earlier posting that my doctor in Boston, ordered a 'cocktail shot'- combination of cortisone, numbing agent and something else. He told me that it was for pain relief but also for diagnostic purposes. If the shot didn't 'wear off' then the pain would most likely have been from inflammationif it did, it confirmed the tear. As soon as my shot wore off, I went back to the doctor and he scheduled surgery for me. And I know what you mean about the pain in bed. That has been a recent phenomenon for me. I have had great difficulty getting into a comfortable position in bed. It is so achy. As I said earlier, I am having surgery in August. At this point in time, I probably shouldn't be exercising at alleverything seems to hurt after I exercise. Even the eliptical. It doesn't hurt when I am doing it--but I am achy afterwards. I was dancing at a family event recently-had a great time, but couldn't sleep that night and the next morning I was so sore.  I'm a amazed that you can still train for a triathalon. I wish I could but I am truly uncomfortable. I am having the surgery so that I can eventually get back to running, biking,etc. Sue

to chicago surgery, who did your surgery, I have a labrum tear also and impingement in the left hip...

questions,
did the surgeon fix the impingement or just the tear.

any details would be great. I live in chicago and schedule surgery with philippon in colarodo in november earliest he would take me, just wondering who you used in chicago?
and what they did to fix you.

sounds good for you that you are off the crutches so quick, I am going to meet with Koh, I had heard of him, the more I think about it waiting to nov is long, philippon is the best at the hip scopes from what I have read and I have been on all the boards but I know koh would do a good job.  I will try to meet with him.

regards and thanks for info lakeview60613, I live in ravenswood area.

to lakeview60613

Hutch,

I would have to agree with Jen also. I had the surgery on May 11th and am still not where I want to be yet. They did go ahead and remover the tear on my hip.

I have all my strength back, flexibility, and range of motion back. However, I get pain when sitting, standing, and sitting. I also have tendonitis in the hip flexors which make recovery even harder. I will say that the pain now is not as bad as before the surgery.

Definately listen to your body after this surgery more than anything else. I think I was trying to do too much to get off my crutches and it back fired because I was on at least one until 7 weeks post opp.

Best of luck to you.

Hutch,

I know how you feel about wanting to get it done and over with. I am only 24 and have been dealing with this problem for over 2 years and it is horrible. I thought this surgery would make me feel great at 8 weeks but no such luck.

I am still having a hard time wearing regular pants.  I live in gym pants and athletic shorts.  I can get pants on for a hour or two and then my hip starts to swell and I can't stand the buttons and zippers.  If anyone else has had this probelm, can you please share your advice.

I SO know how you feel with regular pants.  I wear gym shorts and other workout gear most of the time and jeans/other shorts for only a few hours at a time.  My skin is also very sensitive to where the incisions were made and I have had a reaction to the tape that held them closed for three+ weeks.  I don't get the intense swelling like you do but it is still so sensitive to touch.  One thing that is helping me is taking 2 aleeve in the morning, 2 at night religiously.  I was off my pain killers 3 days after surgery (I hate them!) and my PT instructed this for swelling/general soreness.  I also keep time pieces of soft tape over the incision just to protect it a little bit (PT also recommended this).  I think it helps with the rubbing of fabric, but like I said...a little bit of a rash in the surrounding area.  I don't know if you are icing or not post-surgery they gave me an ice belt that circulated cool/ice water over the hip non-stop and I wore it for about 72 hours straight and I still strap it on occasionally for soreness.  One other thing.  I don't know if anyone else has had to wear a night splint, but I have had to sleep with this large contraption on both feet for the past 3.5 weeks to keep my feet straight up (think toes toward the ceiling).  The Doc said this is to keep soreness of the groin/buttock to a minimum and keep it in the most neutral place.  It's a pain to sleep incredibly comfy with it but I think it has helped w/soreness.  Just a few thougths...

As for everyone else...it is a long process...it's nice to know there ARE other people going through the same thing...nobody has every heard of this injury and it's not a fun one. I think I feel like the crutches have become a part of me. THe pain is better, I am healing and I wish the best of luck to anyone who is going through this or getting ready for surgery! Take your time healing Hutch and to everyone else...hang in there!

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Originally posted by blkaykay8:

Hutch,

I know how you feel about wanting to get it done and over with. I am only 24 and have been dealing with this problem for over 2 years and it is horrible. I thought this surgery would make me feel great at 8 weeks but no such luck.

I am still having a hard time wearing regular pants. I live in gym pants and athletic shorts. I can get pants on for a hour or two and then my hip starts to swell and I can't stand the buttons and zippers. If anyone else has had this probelm, can you please share your advice.

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It will be four weeks tomorrow.  I had no stitches to close the incisions...they taped them shut which has caused the irritation.  I am a teacher so I fortunately have the summer off but I am taking classes from 8:15 - 4:15 everyday to get Montessori certified and I am forced to sit a lot of that time.  I brought in a "lounge" chair that has an adjustable back and I tend to sit in that as much as possible.  My hip actually felt great the first two and a half weeks (I was non-weight bearing that entire time) but then the hip flexors got sore when they allowed me to put 20% of my weight back on the hip.  It is bizzare how 25 pounds could cause pain in the hip flexor and all down the outside of my leg...but it did.  I had a freak-out (thinking I re-injured it somehow) and that is how I found this thread.  So yes, it hurts to sit a lot...I tend to do the ABC's with my ankle about 10 x a day because my foot gets so swelled at the end of the day from putting little to no weight on it.  I have been swimming daily using only my arms and the water feels good on my hip even though I am not using the legs at all...getting in and out of the pool can be difficult and everyone loves to stare but I manage.

I am NOT a pill popper myself but the Aleeve really seems to help. I sit it right by the toothbrush so I don't forget...I figure until I get over the hump I will take it.

If you don't mind me asking, where did you have the surgery performed? Are you in PT right now? I am headed to PT tomorrow...if there is any specific questions you have I can ask my PT...he's great and I have been working with him for numerous issues over the past two years.

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