This is my first post here, but I have been lurking off and on since my diagnosis and surgery was scheduled with Dr. Gross. I have waited to the last minute to post, like I tackle so many things in life, but I'm here now. What a wonderful place for those of us getting or having had HR!
I have my pre-op meeting at Dr. Gross office in 2 hours! Then surgery tomorrow first thing at 7 am. So I am <24 hours out! LOL
I am having my right hip done. I'm a 49 yr old male (50 in February 2020), and in relatively good shape, although I'm not as light as I should be today. I am an Ultrarunner, but it has been 1 year to the day since my last race (100k). I noticed in January I was having serious tightness and fatigue in my right quad/hip. And lower back pain and stiffness. I went to doctor about back, and while x-rays of my back were clear, he noted by chance arthritis in my right hip. So I went to see my ortho. He confirmed through x-rays and an MRI that I had moderate OA and an FAI. I continued to train 40-50 miles per week until April. In April, I got a cortisone shot, which initially helped, and began rigorous PT 2x week, and pulled back from running all together. After 6 weeks of no running and PT I decided to begin running again. I continued PT through the summer while running again, working up to the 1 hr mark. But after 45 min -1 hr, everything felt as it had before meaning pain, tightness, etc. So by end of summer I decided I needed surgery, thinking it would just be for FAI. 1st doctor said he would do scope for FAI but it would not address OA and he would still have to dislocate hip to do it. I said no. Second doctor said oh no, you need THR! I said, crap. Then, my running coach, who is a bilateral patient of Dr. Gross, said you should really send your stuff to him and consider HR. Especially if I ever hoped to return to Ultrarunning. I sent my stuff to Dr. Gross. He said I was a prime candidate. Surgery was scheduled for January 2020. Then in early November Nancy called, we have to reschedule you. It was either December 6, 2019 in 4 weeks or February 2020! I said let's do it, and here I am.
I'm worried about a bunch of things, but actually least of which is the act of surgery itself. I'm worried about getting around, I'm worried about peeing and pooping, I'm worried about it taking longer to recover than I think, I'm worried that I'll make a mistake during recovery and damage it somehow. Lot's of silly worries. I look forward to sharing my experiences, learning from others, and becoming a part of this 'community'. I wish I had spent more time reading all of these stories and threads about tips and stuff, but it is what it is. I should have continued to go to gym, ride bike, etc. But instead I kayaked and fished (my other passion), lived daily life, worked in my yard, just normal stuff. Letting my hip rest. It was a mistake I think, but too late to go back now and do more strengthening etc. I know my core is weak, my glutes, psoas etc. don't fire. It should be interesting, and I anticipate it taking me longer to get back my strength. We shall see.
I know I'm rambling, gotta run to my appointment with the magician, but I'll come back and try to post tonight about how pre-op went!
Thanks for listening.
Mundy