xhalt, is there any way you can take your old records to Steadman and at least get a consult? They are probably the leaders in this stuff. And a consult should be affordable, especially if you offer to pay cash.
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Oh boy is it ever. I think even worse for us, horse people are notoriously independent I think.
Good luck in the recovery. I’m now 18 weeks post surgery and pretty much back to normal minus the blood clot complication. Still no riding but that’s more because of the blood thinners than anything. I’m back to running, and pain free in the hip now, though the scar tissue gets tight and painful at times. For me, it was more than worth it considering I have a friend that never had the surgery and is in pain everyday from the tear, but I also know not everyone with the repair surgery has the same good outcome.[/QUOTE]
I feel great and I’m relatively pain free (unless I do something dumb.) I have managed using the bathroom on my own and doing stairs. My dumb self went upstairs to make lunch and realized I wouldn’t be able to carry the lunch back down the stairs or carry the hot plate over to the kitchen table. Just when you think you may start to become a productive member of society again, you realize there is something incredibly simple that you can’t do.
I texted my husband and he said, “I knew you would only last a week.” Sometimes I wish he didn’t know me as well. :o
GJ, best wishes for a speedy recovery!
Just chiming in to say I feel so much better lately! I’ve done three things which I think have helped a lot.
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I finally remembered to try acupuncture. I’ve used it before for carpal tunnel and tennis elbow, and meant to do it but I’d always remember at random times when I couldn’t make the call. I finally did and have been 1x week for the past 4 weeks. She also does cupping at the end of the session.
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I’ve been going to someone who does active release therapy. He has very strong hands, he gets right to my pain areas, and I think that has given me some big releases (while it has been painful during and for the rest of the day afterward, I usually have some sort of “release” in the evening, like my SI will pop and release, or my hip will do the same).
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I went back to the chiropractor last Friday. I had two ART appointments and after felt like a chiropractic adjustment would really finish it off. So last week I had an ART appointment in the morning, chiro in the afternoon, and I’ve felt much better ever since.
I quit Pilates. While I liked it and felt stronger overall, something about it increased my pain and made me feel worse in my hips and low back. I do yoga on my own and have gradually been increasing my strength postures and incorporating some of the Pilates mat stuff I learned.
I was taking Zyflamed for a while but I ran out. I forgot to get some and then went almost a whole week and felt okay. I’ll still go out and buy some, but I do think it took the edge off.
I started Teetering again and I think that helps, too.
Oh! And I started cooking with “anti-inflammatory diet” recipes. I cut out the biggest dairy component of my diet (kefir in the morning), I’ve cooked some fish, I’ve added flax and amaranth, cook with coconut oil or ghee and I also have some apple cider vinegar every day.
Okay, so I guess that is more than three things!
I was able to ride yesterday and feel okay for the rest of the day.
ART is ahhhmmmaaazzing!! Wish I had a practicioner near me…
I’ve noticed that w/ the Pilates there are some things I can do, and more that I cannot. Anything that hits the hip flexors or quads seems to be a no-no if done more than once in awhile. Fortunately, I have a reformer at home so can concentrate on things that don’t make me hurt.
Pls explain Teetering???
Teeter. …inversion table. 
Well - expletive deleted!!
Went to a presentation by one of the top hip replacement guys in the area, and had a short conversation w/ him afterward.
‘yeah, unfortunately there are people like you that are in the ‘gray area’…in quite a bit of pain, but not enough joint damage to recommend a replacement’
recommendation is to find the NSAID that I can tolerate the best and deal with it.
2 docs who have seen the x-rays have indicated previously that the arthritis might NEVER progress to where a hip replacement would normally be done.
wonderful.
oops - double…
Just curious for those who had the hip labral surgery. How long after the surgery did the doctor say you could ride? How long was it until you actually rode? My doctor says 4 months until I can get on a horse. I have been injured since June 2015. Not an insanely long time but I do miss being able to actually ride.
Well I was feeling near 100% and so excited! I could ride without pain and go about my daily business and not feel constant pain, yay!
I’ve been trying to narrow it down to specific things I can and cannot do, as before my pain was constant so I had a hard time telling what made it worse and what made it better.
What makes it worse - squats, or any semblance thereof like on my Total Gym machine. Ok, that’s out.
What makes it worse - certain saddles. I cannot ride my mustang in his jumping saddle - the twist is too wide; I can ride him in his dressage saddle. I can ride my pony in her jumping saddle and I have absolutely no problems.
Thank goodness I have an acupuncture appointment tomorrow and ART on Friday!
Gucci - it depends on what they do. If they just shave the labrum it’s a lot easier recovery than if they remodel bone. And if they go in and do anything like microfracture it’s even longer…
I’ve had the labral repair and the recovery is a beast. Like toller mentioned, if you have the microfracture like I did, you’ll be non-weight bearing for about 10 weeks.
Best of luck.
And as previously mentioned, a saddle with a more narrow twist is very beneficial. I had to give up an awesome Circle Y western saddle and switch to a wintec English saddle. I never thought I’d ride English, but it is so much easier on my hips.
I had a hip replacement and it is pretty good, almost normal. Now my other hip is bothering me. Is this pretty common? I must think so since so many on here say they got one and then the other. I just got comfortable lying on the new hip side, supporting weight on it, taking steps normally. But it is not 100% flexible, I am working on that. When I get a second one done (seems inevitable) will that be worse? Am I doomed to be a little stiff forever?
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I’ve had the labral repair and the recovery is a beast. Like toller mentioned, if you have the microfracture like I did, you’ll be non-weight bearing for about 10 weeks.
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Thank god I didn’t have that! I’m already off my crutches (ditched them 3 weeks post op) and doing physical therapy twice a week.
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Just curious for those who had the hip labral surgery. How long after the surgery did the doctor say you could ride? How long was it until you actually rode? My doctor says 4 months until I can get on a horse. I have been injured since June 2015. Not an insanely long time but I do miss being able to actually ride.[/QUOTE]
I had my sx Sept. 24, just now have the clear to ride but that was because of blood thinners from a DVT during recovery. Mine was just the Labral repair, no shaving for FAI or micro fractures. Early recovery was still a beast, was on crutches till weeks 6, PT 3 x a week from day 10. I was cleared to begin running again at week 10, slowly increasing mileage. I ran my first mile on Xmas day, and on Feb 21 I was back and running a 1/2 marathon. I am 99% pain free, and when it does hurt it seems to be more in the scar tissue and muscles than in the joint. My advice is PT is your best friend, but go slow and listen to your body. I was told the repair was still setting until week 8-10 so don’t expect much until after that.
In the meantime my mare seems to have enjoyed her vacation but now she has to go back to work 
Update time.
First the good- I was able to ride today, first time since my hip injury last July. I was pain free, although noticeably weaker on the right (bad hip) side. I only rode about 10 minutes because I was nervous and everyone else was done, but I was happy end on a good note for my mare and a pain free note for me.
The bad- I’ve been pretty achey all week. The only thing I can chalk it down to is the weather changes (aka rain/storms) because I don’t seem to notice it too much when I’m going and doing, but at night or just standing around I notice it. For a moment I was afraid I re-tore things, but I realized it’s a different, deep ache type pain not sharp like before. My range of motion is still pretty good so I’m just trying to manage with NSAIDs and heat. Considering taking some HA and MSM supplements too
Just had my labral repair/FAI resection done yesterday. They kept warning me over and over that this was the “most painful of the outpatient procedures,” and I can tell you they aren’t exaggerating too much. I’m also terrified I’m going to fall using my crutches and re-tear my labrum, so I use a walker around the house (which I think is also easier on my upper body).
I am 6 weeks non-weight-bearing, 12 weeks until “return to sport” which for me is riding and running. 12 weeks would be June 7…not that I’m counting or anything…
Best of luck to you. Ice 20 on 20 off every waking moment!
Good luck, cleo!
I’m surprised your surgeon does that outpatient. I was in the hospital overnight on IV pain meds. And then went home on vidodin, oxycontin and gabapentin, with a game ready machine!
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Update time.
First the good- I was able to ride today, first time since my hip injury last July. I was pain free, although noticeably weaker on the right (bad hip) side. I only rode about 10 minutes because I was nervous and everyone else was done, but I was happy end on a good note for my mare and a pain free note for me.
The bad- I’ve been pretty achey all week. The only thing I can chalk it down to is the weather changes (aka rain/storms) because I don’t seem to notice it too much when I’m going and doing, but at night or just standing around I notice it. For a moment I was afraid I re-tore things, but I realized it’s a different, deep ache type pain not sharp like before. My range of motion is still pretty good so I’m just trying to manage with NSAIDs and heat. Considering taking some HA and MSM supplements too[/QUOTE]
My Doctor told me that I would be having muscle soreness for up to one year after the surgery. I was also worried about having injured it again, but that pain is in a different area. My hip flexors have been the things that have bothered me the most.
I still feel great 6 weeks out. It’s just that muscle soreness from building all that muscle back up.
As far as pain goes this has been the least painful surgery I have ever had. I was pleasantly shocked. It’s more of an emotional recovery since I won’t be able to do too much and I can’t do my active job.
