shugaplum
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Hello everyone! Its so wonderful to stumble upon this forum. I'm a 25 year old female who has been dancing my entire life. I started having hip pain back in high school when I was 16...they don't tend to take teenagers overly serious so I was given the same tendonitis and advil response for years. I had problems as a dance major in college, then when I was working as a professional dancer after that. I could not continue dancing at that level because of the pain and I teach dance now fulltime and everyday is a challenge. I had surgery 18 months ago to remove 2 cysts that had formed in the joint and I also have been diagnosed with dysplasia-no wonder I was so flexible! I recently had 2 injections done within 2 months of each other-neither one worked. I am starting to use a cane more to get around and can barely get through my job. I had an MRI done a week ago and I am now in a place where both myself and my doctor are ready for a THR. I'm both terrified and elated. I cannot wait to have my life back. It feels like everything part of my day now revolves around this and I can't wait for the day that I wake up and my hip isn't the first thing on my mind.
Basically I'm looking for any advice for someone who is young and active. I know that I want to pursue a bigger ball for greater mobility and less chance of dislocation...I am also wondering how dangerous the ion risk is with metal. I want something that will last as long as it can due to my age and activity level. I do not plan on dancing professional again but i would like to think that I can dance again...Bebe Neuwirth did it!
Lastly-are there any other dancers on here? What is the recovery like? Have you had to adjust any of your technique to accomodate the hip and if so what?
Thank you all and nice to meet you!
Basically I'm looking for any advice for someone who is young and active. I know that I want to pursue a bigger ball for greater mobility and less chance of dislocation...I am also wondering how dangerous the ion risk is with metal. I want something that will last as long as it can due to my age and activity level. I do not plan on dancing professional again but i would like to think that I can dance again...Bebe Neuwirth did it!
Lastly-are there any other dancers on here? What is the recovery like? Have you had to adjust any of your technique to accomodate the hip and if so what?
Thank you all and nice to meet you!