This condition certainly isn't proving to be black and white after all.

In a weird way I was hoping he was going to tell me that I do need a replacement as then at least I know he could do something to help. Whereas it's comforting to know that i've not reached that point yet, i'm still left with so many answers as to why i'm in worse pain than before the arthroscopy/injections and why my local hospital just told me to "not do anything at aggrivates it" :(

Hi ruby how are you doing? You any idea when you'll get your MRI done?
Danny

Hi Danny,

I've not heard anything as yet. Knowing my local hospital it could be awhile - that's if they even agree to scan me here... seeing as i'm now a patient in Brum.

Ruby, that shouldn't be a problem. Are you doing it on the NHS?
Danny

At the moment, yes. I'm not quite sure how i'm going to be able to afford a private hip arthroscopy at this stage....

Yeah that's the problem if you like me arnt loaded. But if you have to wait ages for a MRI they can be had cheap privately. That may speed things up. If Richard villa isn't an option then there are plenty of good surgeons on the NHS and I'm sure Mr Treacy will know who they are. May be worth asking him?
Hope you get this resolved Danny

Hi RR , am just reading your thread for the  first time, and not certain if this applies but will share it just in case. It totally sucks, your pain at 30
And I will summarize and keep it short.

I saw 3 top surgeons in HK  (was living there at the time)and sent my MRI to Australia for a fourth opinion.#1 The first doc said an enthusiastic yes to a BHR and no to an arthroscopy because it takes him the same time in the operating time to do both. This surgeon has a sleazy reputation for operating too quickly
#2 Said NO way. #3  Said " not sure" but was the one that ended up doing it after the #4 MRI guy in Australia (who had trained these guys in HK) said yes based on my MRI.

In essence that's it. Ruby, I had the surgery which I will always regret. I pushed for this elective surgery, and chose the doctor who would do it. There will always be one who will do it, somewhere.   
My pain was very real and very intense but tripled after surgery It left my thigh groin and hip  area and spread through my spine. It was probably my back all along. I have degenerative disk disease and cervical stenosis.

Anyway, this long winded and a bit private information is to encourage you to seek more solutions for your pain before any big surgery. And it is very big surgery,

Four and a half years later my chromium and cobalt levels are very very high and we are trying to sort out why.

Ruby, best of luck, I will keep reading your stuff. Be smart and trust your instincts. I paid no attention to mine at the time

CWG

Quote from: cwg on October 25, 2011, 01:25:52 PM
Hi RR , am just reading your thread for the  first time, and not certain if this applies but will share it just in case. It totally sucks, your pain at 30
And I will summarize and keep it short.

I saw 3 top surgeons in HK  (was living there at the time)and sent my MRI to Australia for a fourth opinion.#1 The first doc said an enthusiastic yes to a BHR and no to an arthroscopy because it takes him the same time in the operating time to do both. This surgeon has a sleazy reputation for operating too quickly
#2 Said NO way. #3  Said " not sure" but was the one that ended up doing it after the #4 MRI guy in Australia (who had trained these guys in HK) said yes based on my MRI.

In essence that's it. Ruby, I had the surgery which I will always regret. I pushed for this elective surgery, and chose the doctor who would do it. There will always be one who will do it, somewhere.   
My pain was very real and very intense but tripled after surgery It left my thigh groin and hip  area and spread through my spine. It was probably my back all along. I have degenerative disk disease and cervical stenosis.

Anyway, this long winded and a bit private information is to encourage you to seek more solutions for your pain before any big surgery. And it is very big surgery,

Four and a half years later my chromium and cobalt levels are very very high and we are trying to sort out why.

Ruby, best of luck, I will keep reading your stuff. Be smart and trust your instincts. I paid no attention to mine at the time

CWG

Wow, CWG thank you for sharing your experience.

I certainly won't push for a BHR now that Mr Treacy has said no - who better to pay attention to eh? All I want is for the pain to subside, even by half so that that I can some sort of life back. Trouble is, I've no idea how to do that... Mr Treacy says arthroscopy, but I've already had one, maybe my last surgeon didn't do it right? Who knows... so many questions.

Ruby there are many surgeons who really do talk the talk but arnt as big as there egos! I'm sure a really good surgeon will be able to help! Surely the ROH must have a really good arthroscopic surgeon?

That's what I thought on the drive back home after my appointment. I wonder why he's pushing me to go privately....

I think he probably just assumes that people can afford To go private. The next time you see him I'd just make sure you leave him with no doubt that you cannot go private. Also I think that because Mr Treacy is at the very top of his specialisation that he likes to send people who he carnt treat to the person at the very top of the specialisation that they require.
Hope you get this sorted out soon and get your life back!
Danny

Ruby
For what it is worth i went on NHS for appointment as i live one hour away from Cambridge Spire which is a private hospital which Mr Villar is based.For some reason i was allowed to go there for xray and mri thru nhs.
I made mistake of booking appointment via the choose and book nhs computer system which resulted me in being seen by a training surgeon who works under Mr Villar rather than the man himself.
I believe if i had taken the longer route and got my  dr to write to mr villar himself i may have gone on his list ? but dont know for sure.
As it was i need hip resurface as too bad for arthroscopy.
Why not pay for consultation and get you old mri /x rays and see mr villar and ask him in person ?
hope you get what u need
take care
marcus

Sound advice there Marcus. You got your date yet from the ROH?