Hip Surgery

I've been having pains in my left hip and leg off and on for several years. Recently it got bad enough that I went to a doctor to get it checked out. Long story short, after two MRI's, I have a Hip Labral tear in my left hip that needs to be surgically repaired. Anyone had this type of surgery? How was the recovery? The doctor is telling me I cant put any weight on it for 4 weeks and full recovery is 6-8 weeks. I was trying to put it off as long as I could but some days it hurts so bad I can't walk across the room.

That sucks man.

I have a torn labrum in my left hip as well. I’m a little weaker on that side when doing squats but I feel like it’s getting better. Same event also caused a bulging disc in my lumbar so some of the pain and weakness may be related.

I had surgery on my right shoulder for a torn labrum after a bad dislocation. Happened at work and took like 2yrs for DOL to approve surgery. I was back to benching over 315 and really no issues prior to surgery. Got the surgery and it took yrs to recover. Actually had a second surgery cause they ****ed the first one up.

I get that you’re in pain but get a second opinion and make sure it’s not something else. I researched a bit and most hip labrum tears don’t cause excessive pain requiring surgery.


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Second what @MG0h3 said about the second opinion. I have had a PCM (PA) try to explain to me that "of course your most recent MRI showing C-spine disk degeneration is worse than your one from 3 years ago. That is what degeneration means." Then when I questioned her on why my first L-spine MRI showed disk degeneration and my most recent (about 7 months apart) showed no signs she went all "uh, dur, hmm, WTFBBQ", then acted all condescending. **** that ho!

Had my left hip done last August. Right hip done about 5-6 years ago. The left one had a bigger tear, so a couple of anchors and thread to pull it back together. After having the right one done, I pretty much knew what to expect. I was supposed to use crutches for two weeks, they lasted about a day. Just went slow and easy and stayed off it as much as possible. They both had bone spurs and arthritis and both will eventually have to be replaced.

Do what the doctor says, everybody is different. Mine is still healing, gets a tiny bit more normal every month. And I am not that young, so healing is normally prolonged anyway. Good luck.

Man that's rough. I have nothing to offer you but well wishes.

Hips are ****ed in my family, both father and G-pa. Once you do one side you WILL do both. Honestly do both all at once. It's genetic.

Depending on the severity of the tear, it may respond to regenerative medicine treatments.
You said it’s been years however, so surgery may be the best bet.
I always encourage a second opinion, especially on an elective procedure, unless you’re comfortable with the doc.
-J

How old are you?
Are your symptoms simply pain, or does the hip lock up, buckle, snap, or give out?
How bad is the arthritis on the mri if any was present?
Have you tried a hip injection? Anti-inflammatories?
How experienced is the surgeon in hip arthroscopy?

I would address all these questions before getting it done.

if you’re over 50, and there’s moderate arthritis, I wouldn’t bother with the scope

if you’re not having mechanical symptoms, I would try an injection, or 2-3 months of anti-inflammatories

if the surgeon doesn’t do at least 25-50 hip scopes a year, find a sports ortho specialist who does at least that many. This isn’t the same thing as a knee scope or shoulder scope

Agree on all fronts.
I’m the guy that does the shots, so I give an SVTP discount
-J

nxhappy said:

Hips are ****ed in my family, both father and G-pa. Once you do one side you WILL do both. Honestly do both all at once. It's genetic.

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Not sure about hip tears, but my (hip replacement) surgeon told me they won't do both hips at the same time. They have to be done separately. I believe it's because rehab is too difficult when both hips are done at the same time.

@floodstang, I hope all goes well for you. I would definitely get a second opinion before making a final decision on what course you want to go with.

biminiLX said:

Agree on all fronts.
I’m the guy that does the shots, so I give an SVTP discount
-J

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I’m the guy that does the surgery. There’s no svtp discount—just kidding

To answer the other guys question Some guys will do bilateral hip replacements, but only guys that do anterior hips, and not all of these guys will do a bilateral.

A quick update. I went to the doctor on Tuesday and got all of my questions answered. The tear can only be repaired surgically, it will not heal on its own. It will be done with an arthroscopic and not an open incision. He is known as the "Hip Guy" and comes highly recommended. No weight on it for about a week and then I can start with toe touches while walking with the crutches. The MRI showed no signs of arthritis or any other damage. It doesn't sound as bad as I thought it was going to be so I went ahead and scheduled the surgery. I'm at the point where I need to get it fixed. Some days it hurts so bad, its hard to get around and its really starting to slow me down at work.

Your last sentence pretty much sums up the point where most people decide to have it fixed, when it starts to affect your work, sleep, General quality of life on a daily basis

floodstang said:

A quick update. I went to the doctor on Tuesday and got all of my questions answered. The tear can only be repaired surgically, it will not heal on its own. It will be done with an arthroscopic and not an open incision. He is known as the "Hip Guy" and comes highly recommended. No weight on it for about a week and then I can start with toe touches while walking with the crutches. The MRI showed no signs of arthritis or any other damage. It doesn't sound as bad as I thought it was going to be so I went ahead and scheduled the surgery. I'm at the point where I need to get it fixed. Some days it hurts so bad, its hard to get around and its really starting to slow me down at work.

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Good to hear. I haven’t heard physical therapy mentioned, but you’ll likely find more success if you do some ‘prehab’. Starting physical therapy before surgery to stretch and strengthen the key muscle groups will pay off in the speed and success of your recovery.
Good luck.
-J

kirks5oh said:

How old are you?
Are your symptoms simply pain, or does the hip lock up, buckle, snap, or give out?
How bad is the arthritis on the mri if any was present?
Have you tried a hip injection? Anti-inflammatories?
How experienced is the surgeon in hip arthroscopy?

I would address all these questions before getting it done.

if you’re over 50, and there’s moderate arthritis, I wouldn’t bother with the scope

if you’re not having mechanical symptoms, I would try an injection, or 2-3 months of anti-inflammatories

if the surgeon doesn’t do at least 25-50 hip scopes a year, find a sports ortho specialist who does at least that many. This isn’t the same thing as a knee scope or shoulder scope

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This...all of this

I work with orthopods daily and I only know one who does hip arthroscopy. Of the 7 I know well only one does it on a regular basis

kirks5oh said:

I’m the guy that does the surgery. There’s no svtp discount—just kidding

To answer the other guys question Some guys will do bilateral hip replacements, but only guys that do anterior hips, and not all of these guys will do a bilateral.

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The group I work with just starting doing bilat knees, they are discussing hips but havnt done any yet. They all do anterior hips on the Hana table with good results...but not bilatetal. We still have one dude that does em all old school on a skytron and oddly he is the youngest of the orthopods I work with

Double"O" said:

The group I work with just starting doing bilat knees, they are discussing hips but havnt done any yet. They all do anterior hips on the Hana table with good results...but not bilatetal. We still have one dude that does em all old school on a skytron and oddly he is the youngest of the orthopods I work with

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I do roughly 100 bilateral knees a year. Our hospital is finally breaking down and buying me the table to do anterior hips, but not sure I’ll do bilateral hips.

kirks5oh said:

I do roughly 100 bilateral knees a year. Our hospital is finally breaking down and buying me the table to do anterior hips, but not sure I’ll do bilateral hips.

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I'd say this group does prolly 50-60 bilat knees a year

With our aging userbase, maybe @kirks5oh will do a group-buy on hip and knee work in the future.

floodstang said:

A quick update. I went to the doctor on Tuesday and got all of my questions answered. The tear can only be repaired surgically, it will not heal on its own. It will be done with an arthroscopic and not an open incision. He is known as the "Hip Guy" and comes highly recommended. No weight on it for about a week and then I can start with toe touches while walking with the crutches. The MRI showed no signs of arthritis or any other damage. It doesn't sound as bad as I thought it was going to be so I went ahead and scheduled the surgery. I'm at the point where I need to get it fixed. Some days it hurts so bad, its hard to get around and its really starting to slow me down at work.

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Good luck!