Hi
@allj ! I did have a tenotomy at the cup. I know
@Hip4life had hers at the trochanter and did quite well but my surgeon did mine at the cup - as you say, where the rubbing was occurring. The procedure itself was not difficult. Arthroscopic under general (my surgeon preferred) and released as soon as I was fully awake. There was swelling and stiffness from the fluids pumped in during surgery but the pain wasn't bad. I'm known to overdo things, but I went out to dinner and a little dancing for New Year's Eve that night. There was notable improvement every few hours and I only took a few pain pills.
I had no restrictions at all other than what I felt comfortable doing. PT was optional but I did it because I have a great PT that I knew would accelerate my recovery. I was driving after just a few days and felt better than I had in months within about a week or so. The main issue was retraining the brain and muscle because they needed to adjust to the new length.
I don't think that hip is ever going to be quite the same as the other on the more extreme range of motion but I don't notice any issues in my day to day (including lifting weights). I did experience what might have been a mild subluxation a few months ago when I was very inactive between shoulder surgery and the virus closing gyms. That resolved quickly though, and the pain diminished and I just felt a bit "tender" for the next couple of weeks. I didn't even discuss it with the ortho on follow upson my shoulder.
Be aware - not everyone has the same results. I know others who didn't get the same relief. I don't know it it is because the cup was too poorly misplaced or some issue of their own anatomy. If it's not the tendon rubbing, you'd just be trying to solve the wrong problem. You'd also mentioned a problem with a nerve that may be out of place or unusually placed. Would this solve that issue as well or has that been ruled out?
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