Advice needed
I've been having increasing pain in my right hip, so my oncologist ordered an MRI. Heard back from them with great news and not so great news. No signs of metastasis, thank god. But not an all clear either, unfortunately. Apparently I have acetabular labral tears and will need to see an orthopedic specialist once I get the actual written report early next week. A year ago, my sister ended up having to have a hip replacement because of hip dysplasia. I'm really hoping I won't need that, but from what I've read, I've already been trying most of the non-surgical treatments for months and they've done nothing for the pain, which just keeps getting worse, waking me up most nights in agony.
So my question to you all is do you know of anyone who had surgery for labral tears, either repair of the tears or a hip replacement, and if so, what did it entail (type of surgery, outpatient or hospital stay, amount of post operative pain, recovery time, etc)? From what I've read, for someone over 40, who already has osteoarthritis in the joint or who has rheumatoid arthritis (I have both), the repair doesn't work too well and usually just leads to a hip replacement anyway.
Spoke with sister last night and she raved about the doctor who handled her hip replacement - he used to be an aeronautical engineer before he became an orthopedic surgeon and now he's at the top of the field and has people flying in from all over the world to have him treat them. Luck was with me, thank goodness, because not only is he in my insurance plan but he also has another office just 45 minutes away, so I won't have to drive nearly to NYC to see him. So, so glad to be going to someone who comes highly recommended, is highly experienced, has an excellent reputation and is very compassionate to his patients, instead of just having to pick someone from a list. The only other local doc in my plan with this specialty had absolutely horrible patient reviews online - rude, arrogant, rushes patients in and out, and doesn't like any questions, etc. No way I'd see that guy even if he was the only one in my plan! 😖
Appointment is now scheduled with the specialist for Nov 10 at 9 am, so we'll see what he recommends.
I'd be very grateful for anything you care to share, thank you all so much.
So my question to you all is do you know of anyone who had surgery for labral tears, either repair of the tears or a hip replacement, and if so, what did it entail (type of surgery, outpatient or hospital stay, amount of post operative pain, recovery time, etc)? From what I've read, for someone over 40, who already has osteoarthritis in the joint or who has rheumatoid arthritis (I have both), the repair doesn't work too well and usually just leads to a hip replacement anyway.
Spoke with sister last night and she raved about the doctor who handled her hip replacement - he used to be an aeronautical engineer before he became an orthopedic surgeon and now he's at the top of the field and has people flying in from all over the world to have him treat them. Luck was with me, thank goodness, because not only is he in my insurance plan but he also has another office just 45 minutes away, so I won't have to drive nearly to NYC to see him. So, so glad to be going to someone who comes highly recommended, is highly experienced, has an excellent reputation and is very compassionate to his patients, instead of just having to pick someone from a list. The only other local doc in my plan with this specialty had absolutely horrible patient reviews online - rude, arrogant, rushes patients in and out, and doesn't like any questions, etc. No way I'd see that guy even if he was the only one in my plan! 😖
Appointment is now scheduled with the specialist for Nov 10 at 9 am, so we'll see what he recommends.
I'd be very grateful for anything you care to share, thank you all so much.