Hi, my name is Ramon-Paolo (Rap Rap) Francisco. I'm only 19 years old and I've had two arthroscopic hip surgeries (Dec. 2009 and May 2010). In both operations, my surgeon released my iliopsoas tendon to stop the clicking, popping, and pain in both hips due to snapping hip syndrome.
my latest surgery (left hip) is still in rehab adn doing great. the pain level is about a 1-2, but my right hip, which was operated on in December 2009, has Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis (PVNS). It is in constant pain, especially when I am not moving it (sitting in the classroom and when I'm trying to go to sleep).
so far, all my research has shown a synovectomy to be the best and most popular solution, but i also read that people who have had PVNS and have had a synovectomy consistently get osteoarthritis. I then did research on osteoarthritis and that's how I came to this website. People with PVNS all eventually have bone damage to the pelvis and some kind of arthritis. I was wondering if I absolutely HAVE TO go through all of that first (synovectomy then arthritis/osteoarthritis) to get a hip resurfacing. That is years and years of pain that I don't want to have to go through.
So, basically, is there anyone out there 20-years-old and below that has ever had a successfull hip resurfacing and still got back to playing sports? (my whole life has been about basketball, but it's been 4 years since I've been able to play competatively due to my initial problems which started in 2006)