Round 2 Danny's BiLat 2015

[Dannywayoflife]

Got to say mate I'm glad your having a good result but your result does seem to be the exception rather than the rule.

[daveyboy]

It was Tony Andrade. He was certain that the right was past saving but that the left could done?  Nice fella and i saw him through choose and book.   However, when I saw Mr Treacy a few weeks ago, he reckoned his guys wouldn't do it.?  Not too sure what to make of that but I'm cool with being bi-lateral as long as I can do train like I used to. It's just trying to figure out the recovery times?
 
Curious question, but once you had the hr, did you have any concerns about playing guard in bjj and having your leg forced open for the pass?

[Canadian-Ice]

Hey Danny,

Inspirational as always. Someday I'll be in your shoes probably but can't say I mind the thought of being problem free again.

Do you and Dr. Treacy feel that you can continue with mixed martial arts with the second BHR and do you feel running on a regular basis will be possible or limited?

CI

[Dannywayoflife]

It was Tony Andrade. He was certain that the right was past saving but that the left could done?  Nice fella and i saw him through choose and book.   However, when I saw Mr Treacy a few weeks ago, he reckoned his guys wouldn't do it.?  Not too sure what to make of that but I'm cool with being bi-lateral as long as I can do train like I used to. It's just trying to figure out the recovery times?
 
Curious question, but once you had the hr, did you have any concerns about playing guard in bjj and having your leg forced open for the pass?

I've been told by several surgeons that the best scope surgeon in the UK and one of the best world Wide is Richard villa. I think he's generally who Mr T sends guys to.

On the subject of guard no problems what so ever once fully healed mate. Mind to be honest most of the guys at my judo club struggle to pass my guard.

I am sure that once I'm fully healed I'll be able to carry on with training. I've not really done any mma since my hips went south more because my interests have changed to more real world fight training and what works on the street. Contrary to what a lot of guys think mma ain't great at that.
But my bhr hasn't limited me since being healed where as my natual hip with OA has

[daveyboy]

Cheers Danny.  Informative as ever.  I take great comfort in reading the posts by you and the other guys on here.  You're a wealth of positive information.

On that note, like you, given that  I know I'll being going down the bi-lateral route at some point , should I be pushing that with Mr T when I see him in December?  Or do you think it's best to wait?  The left is not great, but nowhere near as bad as the right.  No labral tear,  just a rom issue and pain in the front of the hip which I can live with.

[Dannywayoflife]

I doubt that he will intervene at that point Davy. I think OA really needs to be fairly well established in the joint to justify it. I would have thought if the labrum is still intact then there's still some life left in it yet. You could ask about cortisone injections in the mean time? I only had 1 but while it lasted it was like having a new hip!! :)

[evant]

I missed your initial post due to a break away in Spain without the internet which was good for the soul.

Hang in there, and before you know it, the soccer season will be over and you'll be in sunny Birmingham (England) being fitted with BHR number 2.

And, under the care of Mr Treacy you'll get the best surgery that will enable you to re-start your life once again.

There'll be no stopping you then.

[Dannywayoflife]

Cheers  evant I'm looking forward to being able to put my shoes and socks on again with out it being war and peace!! ;D

[Jason0411]

Richard Villar did me. I know it is just a stop gap but the longer I can go the better. Like I say its not the perfect fix but it is good enough.

[HippyDogwood]

Richard Villar did me. I know it is just a stop gap but the longer I can go the better. Like I say its not the perfect fix but it is good enough.

Glad it is still going well for you Jason as went down the same route 2 weeks ago and cracking on with the other side in 6 weeks!

My view is that all of the options have some kind of compromise attached at the moment and if you can kick the can down the road for a number of years until for instance they evolve the materials for HR to have zero chance of MOM then that's not a bad thing

Danny - don't forget the nuance here of stem cells rather than lumping all artho in the same bucket. Agreed artho doesn't historically  have a great track record for anything other than basic problems but that's because microfracture has not proved to be great for hips on its own, which was the only natural "rebuilding" technique they had. They have only been trying stem cells in hips here for less than a year and suspect Jason is the first on this board to try it. Might prove to be false hope, but then it may turn out to be a total evolution in hip surgery, as they are literally rolling out stem cell treatment in lots of other areas at the moment after testing for instance shows it helps restore sight. Give it a few years and we'll know for sure whether it works, but good luck with your second HR.

Now off to find the image I recall someone posting here a while back of a guinea pig  ;D

David

[Dannywayoflife]

The guinea pig was on the aiccs device thread I think.

I know what you mean with regards scoping and stem cells but the surgeons I've asked about stem cells have all said that there a long long way off. I hope there wrong as having the ability to just regrow cartilage would be the ideal solution however that still won't cure a lot of the underlying issues like fai and dysplasia to name a few.

[HippyDogwood]

The guinea pig was on the aiccs device thread I think.

I know what you mean with regards scoping and stem cells but the surgeons I've asked about stem cells have all said that there a long long way off. I hope there wrong as having the ability to just regrow cartilage would be the ideal solution however that still won't cure a lot of the underlying issues like fai and dysplasia to name a few.

That's the medical profession for you  ???, some think HR is amazing and others won't touch it with the proverbial. Hardly helps us non-medical types hoping for some consistent (good) advice, so I think you put your faith in a top surgeon and hope they're are right. I'm just hoping Mr Villar knows his onions on this as he is backing stem cell technology big time which looks a real reputational risk but am also taking the view if he is wrong it has just cost my medical insurers a few quid and some of my time to know for sure and then I'll be back to booking my HR

FAI is an extension of stem cell really, in that it is easily removed under a scope (I had that too) but has generally caused damage which needs re-generation. Dysplasia is a whole new ballgame!

[Dannywayoflife]

I hope he's right also mate! It will happen it's just a matter of when.

Fai being removed by scope will depend on how severe it is. There's also tons of other morphology type issues that won't be cured by stem cells. I remember someone on here I think saying eventually scientists would like to be able to grow like a full femoral neck and head and attach that as opposed to putting a device in there! That would be real space age!!  ;)