Hey,
My name is Ben from Australia and I'm new to the forum.
As the title says I'm 25 and I'm a dancer. It is essentially my lifeblood, I've been doing it since I was 8 years old and I love every second of it. Mostly.
When I was 16, I developed hip pain. Ranging from low, to excrutiating where I'd have to use the wall to hold myself up. Needless to say this sucked beyond belief.
The next few years are a blur of x-rays, MRI's, bone scans, and doctors having no idea what was wrong. I found a doctor (who has since gone on to open his own practice) who upon many examinations and tests, concluded that the femoral head in my left hip was degenerated due to lack of blood flow to that area. He offered temporary surgery options to which myself and my parents ultimately decided against. He also concluded that somewhere down the line I'd eventually need a hip replacement and advised me to stop dancing for now. Not the thing you wanna hear as a dancer.
So I reluctantly took a break. I had a huge 5 year absence from dancing. In that time my hip pain settled down dramatically and after an xray, it was concluded that it was not getting any better, but was not getting any worst.
I started dancing again when I was 22 and have been up to this point. A solid almost 4 years. But my left side flexibility is stubborn and stagnant. no matter how far i try to stretch - it's like pushing against a brick wall. I still get a bit of hip pain when I've been working hard. Sometimes to the point where I may limp a little. I don't feel like it's degenerated any further in that past 9 or so years. It essentially feels the way it always has been. And my right hip is fantastic and has never showed any signs of degeneration. I want to look into getting a hip resurfacing and not a THR. I know this is very common among athletes and being taken in my prime from the thing I love, has only motivated me to get it fixed. I'm not ready to quit the sport I love with all my heart, and that is my biggest concern - "will I be able to dance again if I get a resurfacing? will my range of motion in my left side return? I can't even cross my legs sitting down, my left knee sits perched up and it's ridiculous. not to mention my splits, or any hope a decent split for that matter, basically i can't open my hip up on the left side past around about 45 degrees maybe a little further.
* Has anyone coming from an athletic background had a resurfacing?
Please share your experience.
I'm terrified of what happens next. Should I go see the doctor and just get as much info as I can???
My name is Ben from Australia and I'm new to the forum.
As the title says I'm 25 and I'm a dancer. It is essentially my lifeblood, I've been doing it since I was 8 years old and I love every second of it. Mostly.
When I was 16, I developed hip pain. Ranging from low, to excrutiating where I'd have to use the wall to hold myself up. Needless to say this sucked beyond belief.
The next few years are a blur of x-rays, MRI's, bone scans, and doctors having no idea what was wrong. I found a doctor (who has since gone on to open his own practice) who upon many examinations and tests, concluded that the femoral head in my left hip was degenerated due to lack of blood flow to that area. He offered temporary surgery options to which myself and my parents ultimately decided against. He also concluded that somewhere down the line I'd eventually need a hip replacement and advised me to stop dancing for now. Not the thing you wanna hear as a dancer.
So I reluctantly took a break. I had a huge 5 year absence from dancing. In that time my hip pain settled down dramatically and after an xray, it was concluded that it was not getting any better, but was not getting any worst.
I started dancing again when I was 22 and have been up to this point. A solid almost 4 years. But my left side flexibility is stubborn and stagnant. no matter how far i try to stretch - it's like pushing against a brick wall. I still get a bit of hip pain when I've been working hard. Sometimes to the point where I may limp a little. I don't feel like it's degenerated any further in that past 9 or so years. It essentially feels the way it always has been. And my right hip is fantastic and has never showed any signs of degeneration. I want to look into getting a hip resurfacing and not a THR. I know this is very common among athletes and being taken in my prime from the thing I love, has only motivated me to get it fixed. I'm not ready to quit the sport I love with all my heart, and that is my biggest concern - "will I be able to dance again if I get a resurfacing? will my range of motion in my left side return? I can't even cross my legs sitting down, my left knee sits perched up and it's ridiculous. not to mention my splits, or any hope a decent split for that matter, basically i can't open my hip up on the left side past around about 45 degrees maybe a little further.
* Has anyone coming from an athletic background had a resurfacing?
Please share your experience.
I'm terrified of what happens next. Should I go see the doctor and just get as much info as I can???