leFT HIP OA BETWEEN GRADE II-III 28 YEARS OLD. THR OR HIP RESURFACING?

[Dannywayoflife]

Jc I can honestly say I'm in the worst shape of my life right now. I've not been able to train properly since the summer of 2010. The Shoulder will need a fairly big op as I have a big step deformity of the AC joint thanks to being stamped on fighting at work about 10 years ago ???

[dav0]

Mate, don't dismiss going to talk to someone about things.  I had this a few years back for something - didn't have a choice, was made to go - and was pretty dismissive about the whole thing; i was pleasantly surprised at how cathartic offloading all your crap of onto someone you don't know from Adam can be though.

Anything that makes you feel better about yourself has got to be worth a shot.  If you can't do anything with legs, train the hell out of your upper
body...  Anything is better than nothing, gotta get those endorphins somehow.

Sorry to hear about your shoulder Dan, that's a bugger.  What'll be done - a decompression or something?

[Dannywayoflife]

Dave I'm not a surgeon but I have self diagnosed along with my mate who's a sports massage therapist/osteopath as a grade 3+ AC joint separation and both the ligaments in there must have been snapped. So I believe that any surgery will reattach my AC joint with screws and then a synthetic ligememt will be placed in there to. Really can't wait for that! I'm having all sorts of dramas at work at the moment tho so can't even go see anyone yet.

[chocolatedrop29]

thanks Davo. seeing the shrink tomorrow. talked to the doctor yesterday and referred me to top "hip replacement" surgeon. im hoping that he can refer me to someone that specialise on hip resurfacing. xray should be able to get it done this week so i can send it to top surgeon (bose, de smet etc) for an opinion and hopefully get a reply before i see the surgeon.

yes..something is better than nothing... not giving up on boring rehab exercises coz if i do, the body will just suffer even more.

Dan sorry to hear with the banged up shoulder... im guessing you were in the service when that fight happened? if you ever get surgery that would have to be shoulder reconstruction right?

[Dannywayoflife]

Jc that sounds like progress.  :)
I did my shoulder when I was working in a night club as door staff. I think your right it will be a reconstruction.  :o

[einreb]

thanks Davo. seeing the shrink tomorrow.

don't underestimate the mental side.  I posted a bit about my experience when someone else posted about some depression issues.  I spent several months going to a shrink presurgery... it was time very well spent. 

http://surfacehippy.info/hiptalk/recovery-issues/get-my-mind-right/msg16605/#msg16605

[bilateralbliss]

Thanks for sharing the link- wonderful how there`s always some help on here whatever the problem.
Feeling down myself, seem to be going backwards with muscle pain in legs, haven`t a clue as to why.
Sorry to hear you`re feeling bad too Danny.

[chocolatedrop29]

thanks for sharing einreb. hipnhip has some good topic in there too about vulnerability. just to keep everyone updated, i saw the shrink today and got given anti depressant tabs to take for a month and then he told me i should see clinical psychologist. it must be that bad right? he compared me to "paralympians" like these athletes have positive mind or outlook in life even though they have disability. i know this is not cancer and i also know that its not worse than other people that went through due to OA (eg waiting for 10-15 years or something before doing something about it).

my hats off the paralympians athletes. but the thing is those athletes get paid what they love doing (sports), being active and all that. while me have to give up the dream of changing over to become  a PTI or clearance diver in the navy and have to settle to admin job now because i can no longer do my physical demanding job due to OA. not just giving up of dream job but also it takes away your active lifestyle. im not sure if the shrink really understood the whole situation.

any thoughts?

[hernanu]

I don't think anyone outside of a hippy understands the situation fully, but I think the benefit that I got from my counselor and the anti depressant I was on was for me to better understand the situation, to accept it and move on. It became obvious to me that his understanding my situation completely was not really necessary.

I understand your situation with your hips and the feelings that go on about it, but there are things I can't understand because I'm only partially in your shoes.  I guess the way I looked at it was that a whole list of things, small and large were taken from me by the OA; getting rid of it is the first step, then you look at the future and think of the possibilities.

There's no guarantee that you get everything back, but maybe you do. If you don't get that dream back, there may be a bigger, brighter one behind it. Talk to Dr. Blackley about where you'd like to go back to, given the duties you had to give up and see whether he thinks it's possible. Then harass the bureaucracy to see whether it's possible with them in due time.

[Spanielsal]

As with every mountain you climb or monumental task you approach you have to break it down into "doable" chunks.  Hernanu is right, take each step as you can, focussing on it, then the vista will change and new actions nd possibilities will become clearer.

I'm sure your counsellor was trying to buoy you up with the thought of what those guys can achieve and so too can you overcome what is essentially a mechanical problem for which the most successful operation has been invented to solve. Whether or not you get the resurfacing, you will still have an excellent chance of losing the pain. Getting to the operating table for the right device for you is step 1.

It is perfectly normal to feel the way you do, there were days when I didn't want to wake up in the morning to face more pain and limitations, it got to be both a physical and mental prison for me.  We are here, to hold you up through all that, we understand some of your journey.  It is hugely miserable to watch others blithely achieving what you are wishing for, and maybe you won't be that diver but maybe you will.


Take the lift that the pills offer, see the clinical psychologist ( I don't really understand the significance of that but perhaps being clinical ie more medical, he might understand your issues better ) I'm sure the guy you saw is trying to find you the very best help available. Be very gentle with yourself this is tough to go through.  You are beginning a big transition, but at the end of it you cn look back and say, I achieved that despite OA despite the down bits, I am stronger because I survived it. That's what we are all here to help each other achieve.


Believe me, the view from 4 weeks post op is a whole lot different and once you've seen the surgeon your op might not be too far away.


Hang on, be strong.


Sal

[hernanu]

Thanks for sharing the link- wonderful how there`s always some help on here whatever the problem.
Feeling down myself, seem to be going backwards with muscle pain in legs, haven`t a clue as to why.
Sorry to hear you`re feeling bad too Danny.

Doing anything differently, bliss? I also went to a massage therapist routinely, that helped a bit.